The document discusses the passive voice. It defines the passive voice as focusing on the object of the action rather than the subject performing the action. It provides examples of active and passive voice constructions and explains how to transform sentences from active to passive voice, including with phrasal verbs. Key differences between active and passive voice are outlined.

1. TOPIC: PASSIVE
VOICE
KHAIRUL HAFIZD
AZMIDA
SITI NOR HAJAR
FATIN NURFAZIERA

2. Back-2-Basics
The
performer
AGENT
of the
action

3. Receiver
of the OBJECT
action

4. WHAT SPORT DID YOU PLAY
YESTERDAY?

5. The passive voice is used…
• We want to focus attention on the person or
thing affected by the action, the object:
 The mouse was chased by the cat.
• We do not know who the agent is:
'I don’t know who did it, but my pet
rabbit has been fed.'

6. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE

7.  In passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.
In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb.
Active voice takes the form “A does B”
He drops a bottle of water.
Passive voice takes the form “B is done (by A)”
The bottle was dropped by him.

8. Active voice subjects perform an act
Active voice
We ... chose ... plastic film to cover the microphone.
Subject Verb Object

9. Passive voice subjects are acted on
Active voice
We ... chose ... plastic film to cover the microphone.
Subject Verb Object
Passive voice
Plastic film … was chosen … to cover the microphone.
Subject Verb Object

10. Differences between Active Voice and
Passive Voice

11. Passive Voice in Verb Forms
Verb Form Construction Example
Present Simple Am/is/are + PP How is this word
pronounced?
Present Continuous Am/is/are being + PP The chairs are being
repaired by John.
Present Perfect Simple Has/have been + PP The windows have been
cleaned by Ali

12. Verb Form Construction Example
Past Simple Was/were + PP This picture was painted by
Picasso.
Past Continuous Was/were being + PP The book was being read
by the boy.
Past Perfect Simple Had been + PP My work had been
finished by me.

13. Phrasal Verbs in passive voice
What is phrasal verbs ??
Phrasal verbs are called two-word verbs are
made up of a verb + particle.
Ex: Put on, look up, pick out…
On, off, up, down, in and out are common
particle.

14. • Adverbs and prepositions look the same.
However, adverbs are part of the verb phrase, and
they often change the meaning of the verb.
Verb + adverb
She’s looking up the word. (She’s searching for
the word in the dictionary)
Verb + preposition
She’s looking up at the sky. (She’s looking in
the direction of the sky)

15. Phrasal verbs can be transitive or
intransitive
• Transitive phrasal verbs have objects and most
of them are separable.
• Which means that the object can come:
After the verb + particle or
between the verb + particle
We dropped off the students.
We dropped the students off.

16. • BE CAREFUL!! When the object is pronoun, it
must come between the verb and the particle.
We dropped them off.
and NOT We dropped off them.
Some phrasal verbs are intransitive.
Intransitive phrasal verbs do not have objects.
Dr. Sunnil grew up in Texas.
He got back late.

17. How can we use phrasal verbs in the
passive??
Active: They called off the meeting.
Passive: The meeting was called off.
Active: His grandmother looked after him.
Passive: He was looked after by his
grandmother.
Active: They figured out the problems.
Passive: The problems were figured out.

18. Common Mistakes
We were questioning by the immigration officer at
the airport.
Correct: We were questioned by the immigration
officer at the airport.
In this sentence, the verb ‘question’ is
transitive, so you can use it in passive voice.
However, this sentence uses the wrong form.

19. False: Martin’s accident was occurred on the
Tuen Mun Highway.
Correct : Martin’s accident occurred on the Tuen
Mun Highway.
In this sentence, the verb ‘occur’ is an
intransitive verb. Therefore, you cannot use
‘occur’ in a passive voice sentence.

21. Change to the passive voice
Lucy noted the time of arrival for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
The time of arrival was noted for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
We used the atomic clocks to verify that the rocket had
arrived before the light.
The atomic clocks were used to verify that the rocket
had arrived before the light.
The team also noted the effects of the impact.
The effects of the impact were also noted.

22. Change to the passive voice
Lucy noted the time of arrival for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
The time of arrival was noted for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
We used the atomic clocks to verify that the rocket had
arrived before the light.
The atomic clocks were used to verify that the rocket
had arrived before the light.
The team also noted the effects of the impact.
The effects of the impact were also noted.

23. Change to the passive voice
Lucy noted the time of arrival for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
The time of arrival was noted for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
We used the atomic clocks to verify that the rocket had
arrived before the light.
The atomic clocks were used to verify that the rocket
had arrived before the light.
The team also noted the effects of the impact.
The effects of the impact were also noted.

24. Change to the passive voice
Lucy noted the time of arrival for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
The time of arrival was noted for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
We used the atomic clocks to verify that the rocket had
arrived before the light.
The atomic clocks were used to verify that the
rocket had arrived before the light.
The team also noted the effects of the impact.
The effects of the impact were also noted.

25. Change to the passive voice
Lucy noted the time of arrival for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
The time of arrival was noted for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
We used the atomic clocks to verify that the rocket had
arrived before the light.
The atomic clocks were used to verify that the
rocket had arrived before the light.
The team also noted the effects of the impact.
The effects of the impact were also noted.

26. Change to the passive voice
Lucy noted the time of arrival for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
The time of arrival was noted for the rocket and the
strobe light flash.
We used the atomic clocks to verify that the rocket had
arrived before the light.
The atomic clocks were used to verify that the
rocket had arrived before the light.
The team also noted the effects of the impact.
The effects of the impact were also noted.