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    The passive voice changes the grammatical structure of a sentence by making the direct object the subject and either omitting or mentioning the original subject. The passive is formed using some form of 'to be' plus the past participle of the main verb. Only transitive verbs that take a direct object can be used in the passive voice. Certain modal verbs and verbs with two objects, such as 'give' and 'tell', have specific structures when used passively.

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    The passive voice changes the grammatical structure of a sentence by making the direct object the subject and either omitting or mentioning the original subject. The passive is formed using some form of 'to be' plus the past participle of the main verb. Only transitive verbs that take a direct object can be used in the passive voice. Certain modal verbs and verbs with two objects, such as 'give' and 'tell', have specific structures when used passively.

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    The passive voice changes the grammatical structure of a sentence by making the direct object the subject and either omitting or mentioning the original subject. The passive is formed using some form of 'to be' plus the past participle of the main verb. Only transitive verbs that take a direct object can be used in the passive voice. Certain modal verbs and verbs with two objects, such as 'give' and 'tell', have specific structures when used passively.

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    The Passive Voice

    S P O
    You dropped the pen. (Tthe Subject performs the action on the Object. )
    The pen was dropped by you. ( The Subject is suffering the action)
    S To Be V3 Agent

    GENERAL STRUCUTURE FOR THE PASSIVE:


    S + aux + V3 + By Agent
    (To be ) (past participle)

    Active Passive
    1. DO/ IO Subject
    2. The tense of the active verb The tense of the auxiliary
    3. The active verb V3 (past participle)
    4. Subject By + Agent

     Some verbs have 2 objects.


    He offered flowers to me. She made a cake for the children.
    Flowers were offered to me. A cake was made for the children.
    I was offered flowers. The children were made a cake.

    Attention 1!
    Eg: Somebody cleaned the room. -------- The room was cleaned.
     The agent can be omitted when it is irrelevant, obvious or unknown
    Attention 2!
     Only transitive verbs( V+ DO) take the passive.
    Eg: eat, write, bring, read, cook etc.
    Attention 3!
     MODAL Verbs
    Modal + BE + V3: He can’t repair the lock. -> The lock can’t be repaired.
    Modal +HAVE BEEN+ V3: They may have painted the hourse.-> The house may have been painted.

     Vb + IO + DO
    I gave him a watch for his birthday.
    Attention 4!
     Verbs like : explain
    suggest + DO + IO Verbs like: ask tell
    describe show teach + DO + IO
    I would like you to explain this theory to me. sing pay + IO + DO
    play
    Common verbs with for and an indirect object are:

    book
    buy
    get
    cook
    keep
    bring
    make
    pour
    save
    find
    They booked a table for me at the restaurant.
    We made toys for all the children.

    4. Common verbs with to and an indirect object are:

    give
    lend
    offer
    pass
    post
    read
    sell
    send
    show
    promise
    tell
    He gave his programme to the man sitting next to him.
    They sent Christmas cards to all their customers.

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