A trail_ Marta Dudek by Marta Brzozowska https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek en-us 2022-01-29 15:58:52 UTC 2022-01-29 16:34:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 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. Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows: Example: A mistake was made. In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.). martabrzozowska93 https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019274562 2022-01-29 16:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019274562 martabrzozowska93 https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019275124 Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs) Example: A letter was written. When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following: 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) ]]> 2022-01-29 16:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019275124 martabrzozowska93 https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019275736 2022-01-29 16:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019275736 martabrzozowska93 https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019277278 2022-01-29 16:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/martabrzozowska93/A_trial_Marta_Dudek/wish/2019277278