PASSIVE VOICE

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PASSIVE VOICE
WHAT IS PASSIVE VOICE?
The subject of the sentence is receiving the
action rather than doing the action.
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PASSIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE TEST 1
Does the sentence use the word by?
Is this used in conjunction with a past
participle verb?
ACTIVE We completed the project by 500 on
Friday. PASSIVE The project was worked on by the
whole committee.
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PASSIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE TEST 2
This is the true test that rarely fails . . .
What is the action of the sentence and who/what
is doing it?
PASSIVE OR ACTIVE?
The group agreed a decision had to be arrived at
before the deadline the next day.
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PASSIVE VOICE
The cafeteria was boycotted by students to
protest high prices.
Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel,
California.
Some custom coffins have been displayed in
museums, but most end up in the ground.