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

Nadila       : do you know the news?

Ismi          : what it is?

Nadila      : in 32 street there is a house. The house has been destroyed by the fire

Ismi          : really? It's very close to my house

Nadila      : yeah, you would have been told by your mother

Conclusion :

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