PASSIVE VOICE

INVENTIONS

Prof. Laura García

Model T car w a s i n v e n t e d by Henry Ford.

Henry Ford i n v e n t e d the Model T car.

 WHAT IS THE RULE?

Active
• Someone does something.
• Henry Ford built the car.
Be
Passive
• Something is done by
someone.
The car was built by Ford.
Ford will produce the Fiesta car again.
Fiesta will be produced again.
Be

Ford has made Ford Eco Sport for 10 years.

Eco sport has been made for 10 years.
Be
 Alfred Nobel
dynamite

Dynamite w a s d i s c o v e r e d by Alfred Nobel.

 The light bulb Thomas Edison

The light bulb w a s i n v e n t e d by Thomas Edison.

The telephone w a s i n v e n t e d by Graham Bell.
 Alan Turing

The computer w a s i n v e n t e d by Alan Turing.

America w a s d i s c o v e r e d by Christopher Colombus.
Radioactivity w a s d i s c o v e r e d by Marie Curie.
The bicycle w a s f i r s t d e s i g n e d by John Kempt Starley
from England.
The Sewing machine w a s i n v e n t e d by Elias Hower Jr.
The Ferrari 250 GTO is often considered to be one of the top sports cars of all time.
It was built for racing in the early 1960s and at that time, would have cost $18,000 –
well over $100,000 by today’s standards if inflation is taken into account. Potential
buyers had to be personally approved by Enzo Ferrari himself. Only 39 models were
made.
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