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THE PASSIVE VOICECAN IT BE DONE EASILY OR IS IT JUST
ANOTHER HEADACHE?
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WHY THE PASIVE VOICE?
• Because sometimes we o!"t #!ow w$o t$e %oe&" o' t
actio! is(
E)am*+e, T$is *ictu&e was ta#e! o-e& ./0 1ea&s
a2o(
• Ot$e& times we o!"t wa!t to me!tio! t$e %oe&"(
E)am*+e, Ta)es wi++ 3e &aise &i2$t a'te& t$e
e+ectio!(
• A! some ot$e& times w$o oes t$e actio! is com*+ete
i&&e+e-a!t o& o3-ious(
E)am*+e, Potatoes a&e so+ at a -e&1 2oo *&ice at t$e
co&!e& s
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HOW DO WE DO IT?
• T$e o34ect 5i&ect o& i!i&ect6 o' t$e acti-e
3ecomes t$
su34ect o' t$e *assi-e
• T$e su34ect o' t$e acti-e se!te!ce 3ecomes t$e a2e!t
*assi-e(
• T$e -e&3 c$a!2es i!to %3e" i! t$e same 'o&m as
t$e ac
t$e *ast *a&tici*+e(
• T$e &est o' e+eme!ts o !ot c$a!2e
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AND THE A8ENT?
• 9ost times it is !ot !eee 3ecause: as we saw 3e'o&e
i t$e actio! is !ot im*o&ta!t o& we o!"t #!ow it:
o&
o3-ious o& we sim*+1 o!"t wa!t to me!tio! it(
T$is 3e!c$ $as 3ee! *ai!te &ece!t+1 531 a *ai!te&
oes!"t ma
se!se6(
• Sometimes it is !ecessa&1 i' it is a NEW *iece o'
i!'o&m
9o!a Lisa was *ai!te i! ./0; 31 Leo!ao a Vi!ci(
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HOW DO WE DO IT? 5AN E
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IS THAT EVERYTHIN8 WE CAN DO? 5PA.6
• T$e&e a&e some -e&3s +i#e think, believe,
allege, say, r
claim, etc. t$at ca! 3e use i! two i>e&e!t wa1s w$e
*assi-e -oice(
• Co!sie& t$is se!te!ce,
Peo*+e co!sie& t$at Co+i! is .00 1ea&s o+(
• We o!"t #!ow w$o co!sie&s $im so o+: t$at"s w$1 w
a *assi-e se!te!ce,
It is sai t$at Co+i! is .00 1ea&s o+(
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IS THAT EVERYTHIN8 WE CAN DO? 5PA6
• But t$at is !ot t$e most commo! wa1 to sa1 it i! E!2+i
*&e'e& t$is 'o&m,
Peo*+e co!sie& t$at Co+i! is .00
1ea&s o+(
Co+i! is co!sie&e to 3e .00 1ea&s o+( 531
*eo*+e is !ot !eces
• Now: *a1 atte!tio! to t$e
te!se,Peo*+e co!sie&e t$at Co+i! was .00
1ea&s o+
Co+i! was co!sie&e to $a-e 3ee! .00 1ea&s
o+( 531 *eo*+e is
!ecessa&16
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A @INAL E
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AND THAT"S IT
•Now: 'o& some *&actice +et"s ta#e ou& 3
