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Passive Power Point Bemutató
Passive Power Point Bemutató
School
presents:
The passive
Headway Intermediate
Unit 2
Active voice
verb
object
2. Passive voice
The passive voice is less
usual. In the passive voice,
the subject receives the
action of the verb:
subject
>
Cats
eat
fish.
verb
object
<
Fish
auxiliary verb
(to be)
main verb
(past participle)
Water
is
drunk
by everyone.
100 people
are
employed
by this company.
am
paid
in euro.
We
are
paid
in dollars.
Are
they
paid
in yen?
not
verb
object
President Kennedy
was killed
by Lee Harvey
Oswald.
My wallet