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May 1
1. The subject of the sentence receives the action rather than performing the action.
2. The verb in a passive voice sentence is typically a form of "to be" (e.g. is, are, was, were).
3. The doer of the action may be included in a passive voice sentence, but is often omitted or placed at the end of the sentence.
4. Passive voice is often used when the focus is on the action or the object of the action rather than the subject.
5. Passive voice can make writing sound more formal or impersonal.
6. Passive voice can be used to avoid assigning blame or responsibility.
7. Passive voice can make sentences longer and more complex.
2. The verb in a passive voice sentence is typically a form of "to be" (e.g. is, are, was, were).
3. The doer of the action may be included in a passive voice sentence, but is often omitted or placed at the end of the sentence.
4. Passive voice is often used when the focus is on the action or the object of the action rather than the subject.
5. Passive voice can make writing sound more formal or impersonal.
6. Passive voice can be used to avoid assigning blame or responsibility.
7. Passive voice can make sentences longer and more complex.
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Google Gemini AI
May 1
Characteristics of Passive Voice:
- Subject: Receives the action of the verb.
- Verb: Is always in a past tense (past tense, past perfect tense, present perfect tense) and takes the form "to be" + past participle of the main verb.
- Object: Performs the action on the subject.
- By-phrase (optional): Indicates the agent of the action (the one who performs the action).
- Can be used:
- To emphasize the object or recipient of the action.
- To avoid naming the agent of the action (when unknown or unimportant).
- To make the sentence more formal or objective.
- Can be recognized by:
- Personal pronouns: They are in the objective case (me, her, him, us, them).
- Relative pronouns: They are in the objective case (whom, which).
- Prepositions: They are followed by the object of the preposition (to, for, by).
Example:
Active voice: The boy kicked the ball.
Passive voice: The ball was kicked by the boy.
Note: Passive voice can be used effectively in writing, but it should not be overused as it can make sentences unnecessarily wordy and complex.
- Subject: Receives the action of the verb.
- Verb: Is always in a past tense (past tense, past perfect tense, present perfect tense) and takes the form "to be" + past participle of the main verb.
- Object: Performs the action on the subject.
- By-phrase (optional): Indicates the agent of the action (the one who performs the action).
- Can be used:
- To emphasize the object or recipient of the action.
- To avoid naming the agent of the action (when unknown or unimportant).
- To make the sentence more formal or objective.
- Can be recognized by:
- Personal pronouns: They are in the objective case (me, her, him, us, them).
- Relative pronouns: They are in the objective case (whom, which).
- Prepositions: They are followed by the object of the preposition (to, for, by).
Example:
Active voice: The boy kicked the ball.
Passive voice: The ball was kicked by the boy.
Note: Passive voice can be used effectively in writing, but it should not be overused as it can make sentences unnecessarily wordy and complex.
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