Passive by Matteo Faraone https://padlet.com/MatteoFaraone/joo84juqbd12 Realizzato con stupore en-us 2017-12-03 17:29:09 UTC 2017-12-03 17:47:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Use of passive MatteoFaraone https://padlet.com/MatteoFaraone/joo84juqbd12/wish/212626353 Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.

]]> 2017-12-03 17:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/MatteoFaraone/joo84juqbd12/wish/212626353 Form of passive MatteoFaraone https://padlet.com/MatteoFaraone/joo84juqbd12/wish/212626580 Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle ]]> 2017-12-03 17:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/MatteoFaraone/joo84juqbd12/wish/212626580 Notes MatteoFaraone https://padlet.com/MatteoFaraone/joo84juqbd12/wish/212626671
  • the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
  • the finite form of the verb is changed (to be+ past participle)
  • the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

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