Passive Voice

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Passive Voice???

• I teach you.
• You are taught by me.

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Verb-form

• verb-to-be p.p.
• Past was / were p.p. (ed / o)
• Present is / am / are p.p. (ed / o)
• Future will be p.p. (ed / o)

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• A novel was written by Charles Dickens.
• Charles Dickens wrote a novel.

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• A play was written by William Shakespeare.
• William Shakespeare wrote a play.

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• A paperback was written by Stephen King.
• Stephen King wrote a paperback.

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• A screenplay was written by Steven Spielburg.
• Spielburg wrote a screenplay.

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• The telephone was invented by Alexander
• Graham Bell.

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• Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel.
• Alfred invented dynamite.

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• Airplanes were invented by the Wright brothers.
• The Wright brothers invented airplanes.

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• The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.
• Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.

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The doer is unknown.

• Bananas are grown in Brazil.

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The doer is unknown.

• Coffee beans are grown in Colombia.

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The doer is unknown.

• Rice is grown in China.

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The doer is unknown.

• Apples are grown in Canada.

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Passive Voice Worksheet

• Frank does the housework every Saturday
• Morning. In picture A Frank is just starting
• to tidy up the kitchen. Picture B shows Frank
• has finished some of the work. What jobs
• has Frank done in Picture B ?
• Please write the sentences in passive voice
• below.

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Passive Voice

• e.g. The coat was hung.
• 1. The floor was vacuumed.
• 2. The plates were cleaned.
• 3. The towel was washed.
• 4. The shirts were ironed.

e.g.
3
2
1
4