PASSIVE VOICE

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PASSIVE VOICE

• (PRESENT SIMPLE)

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the model
the photographer
photographs
The photographer
photographs
the model
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the model.
The photographer
photographs
subject
Verb
Direct object
ACTIVE VOICE (the subject performs an action)
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SUBJECT
VERB
DIRECT OBJECT
The photographer
photographs
the model.
The model
by the photographer.
is photographed
subject
Verb
passive agent
PASSIVE VOICE (the subject suffers the action)
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PASSIVE VOICE RULES

• The object becomes the subject
• The subject becomes the passive agent
• Auxiliary verb to be (am, is, are) main
  verb in the past participle

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Who performs the action of kissing?
The girl kisses the boy.
ACTIVE VOICE (the subject performs an action)
Who suffers the action?
The boy is kissed by the girl.
PASSIVE VOICE (the subject suffers the action)
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PASSIVE VOICE RULES (negative)

• (The same except for the verb)

Auxiliary verb to be (am, is, are)
not (or -nt)
main verb in the past participle


Example The model isnt photographed by the
photographer.
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PASSIVE VOICE RULES (interrogative)

• Auxiliary verb to be (am, is, are) before the
  suject

Examples Is the model photographed by the
photographer? How often is a model
photographed by the photographer?
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SPECIAL CASES

• A) We dont use the passive agent when the
  subject of the active sentence is
• people, one, someone, somebody, they

B) When the subject of the active sentence is a
subject pronoun you must change it to an
equivalent object pronoun as the passive
agent.
I You He She It We You They me you him her its us you them
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ITS YOUR TURN NOW
1. Sandra wears fine clothes. 2. I read fashion
magazines. 3. People buy a lot of clothes
here. 4. Lucy doesnt wear skirts. 5. They hire
young models here.