Passive voice

•  Passive voice

 

 

Passive voice is a form of sentence where the subject of the sentence takes action, not takes action.

 1.) The passive voice is used frequently.  (= we are interested in the passive voice, not in who uses it.)

 2.) The house was built in 1654. (= we are interested in the house, not in who built it.)

 3.) The road is being repaired.  (= we are interested in the path, not in who did the repair.)

• Example :

1. Everyone understands English 

Passive ( English is understood by Everyone )

2. We cleaned our house yesterday

Passive ( Our house was cleaned yesterday )

3. She didn’t invite me to the party

Passive ( I wasn’t invited to the party )

4. They didn’t study Math last night.
Passive  ( Math wasn’t studied last night )

5. She would reject the offer

Passive ( The offer would be rejected by her )

6. This surprises me

Passive ( I am surprised by this )

• Dialog

Jilan: " Can I borrow your money? "

Citra: " my money has been stolen "
Jilan: " Has the thievery has been reported? "
Citra: " of course yes "

• Conclusion :

Passive voice is a form of sentence where the subject of the sentence takes action, not takes action.