Passive Voice

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Passive Voice

• What is PASSIVE VOICE?
• Passive Voice is used to express the action being
  done.
• When do we usually use PASSIVE VOICE?
• Newspaper, reported and academic paper

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Change the following into passive voice

• My dog is biting Billy.
• Billy is being bitten by my dog.
• 2) People use watches to tell the time.
• Watches are used to tell the time.
• 3) He showed the students a new product.
• The students were shown a new product.

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• 4) Miss Wong will drive me to the airport.
• I will be driven to the airport (by Miss Wong).
• 5) I have completed the writing task on time.
• The writing task has been completed (by me) on
  time.
• 6) Companies fill fashion magazines with
  advertisements for luxury products.
• Fashion magazines are filled with advertisements
  for luxury products.

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• 7) The police asked people not to leave valuable
  items unattended.
• People were asked by the police not to leave
  valuable items unattended.
• 8) 5D students are going to hold a drama to raise
  money for the poor.
• A drama is going to be held by 5D students to
  raise money for the poor.

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• 9) 20 people were died in the Tai Pei fire.
• 10) My wallet was disappeared in 5D classroom.
• 11) The Tai Pei fire was happened last night.
• 12) Six robberies were occurred yesterday.
• So,
• are special verbs not to be used in passive voice.

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DIE, DISAPPEAR, HAPPEN OCCUR