PASSIVE VOICE

TODAY IS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST 2019

YOU CAN OFTEN SAY THINGS IN TWO WAYS:

ACTIVE OR
PASSIVE
ACTIVE
• LAZLO BIRO INVENTED THE PEN

PASSIVE

• THE PEN WAS INVENTED BY LAZLO BIRO

IN THE ACTIVE SENTENCE, THE
FOCUS IS MORE ON LAZLO BIRO
IN THE PASSIVE SENTENCE THE
FOCUS IS MORE ON THE PEN
YOU CAN ALSO USE THE PASSIVE VOICE WHEN IT ISN’T KNOWN
OR IT ISN’T IMPORTANT WHO DOES OR DID THE ACTION.

MY CAR WAS STOLEN LAST WEEK

VOLVO CARS ARE MADE IN SWEDEN
USE “BY” TO SAY WHO DID THE ACTION

AHUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE

WAS WRITTEN BY GABRIEL GARCIA
MARQUEZ