logging in or signing up The Passive Voice tom.secrest Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 2097 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 09, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Introduction to the Passive Voice : Introduction to the Passive Voice When and how to use it. By Tom Secrest http://www.english-lss.com The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: Not everybody agrees! The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important than who is doing it (the agent of the action). The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. Science is a traditionally humble pursuit and scientists often view the research to be more important than people who do the research. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. When the agent (doer) is unknown. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. When the agent is unknown. When the agent is obvious. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. When the agent is unknown When the agent is obvious In scientific writing this is the main criteria. When you write a paper, it is assumed that you are the person who did the research and the writing. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). Consider the following active sentence: John hit the ball. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). Consider the following active sentence: John hit the ball. Subject Verb Object The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). Consider the following active sentence: John hit the ball. “John” is the subject, “hit” is the verb and “the ball” is the object; and they appear in that order, i.e. subject + verb + object. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. John hit the ball. In this active sentence the agent (John) is more important than what he does (hit the ball). The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. John hit the ball. (Active form) Now consider the passive form: The ball was hit by John Subject The ball was hit by Subject The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. Active = John hit the ball. Passive = The ball was hit by John. The object of the active sentence “the ball” has become the subject of the passive sentence. Subject Object The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Most passive sentences use a form of “to be” between the subject “the ball” and the verb “hit.” In this case “to be” = “was.” Subject + to be + Verb Ball + was + hit. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Passive sentences also use “by” to indicated who or what performs the action of the verb (agent of action). John is now the agent. Agent The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Other forms of “to be” include: is, are, being, will have been, was, were, has been, have been, had been, and will be. “to be” The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Examples of other tenses: The ball will be hit by John. The ball has been hit by John. The ball will have been hit by John. The ball is being hit by John. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. The verb in passive sentences is the past participle form of the verb. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. The verb in passive sentences is the past participle form of the verb. Except for irregular verbs, the past participle form ends in “ed.” The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. The verb in passive sentences is the past participle form of the verb. Except for irregular verbs, the part participle form ends in “ed.” In this case “hit ” is an irregular verb and the present, past and part participle forms are all “hit.” The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar Review Passive voice = Object of the action become the subject + form of “to be” + past participle form of the verb + {by + agent} (optional) The nurse killed the patient. (Active) The patient was killed by the nurse. Patient as object Patient as subject The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. Intransitive verbs, i.e. verbs which cannot have a direct object are not used. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. Intransitive verbs, i.e. verbs which cannot have a direct object are not used. Examples: Sit Sleep The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Intransitive verbs, i.e. verbs which cannot have a direct object are not used. Active = I sleep very well. Since there is no object for the verb “sleep,” there is no subject for a passive voice sentence. If you try to make a passive sentence you will sound like Yoda. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. State Verbs also cannot be used in passive voice. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. State Verbs also cannot be used in passive voice. Examples: Like Prefer Love Hate The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs State Verbs also cannot be used in passive voice. Active: I think you are wrong. Since there is no object for think, there is no subject for a passive sentence. To test a verb to see if it is a state verb, trying making it continuous – normally state verbs don’t make sense in the continuous form. I thinking you are wrong. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice What do you do if you can’t make a sentence passive? Just leave it active. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if each sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The surgeon cut open the patient. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The surgeon cut open the patient. Active: Subject = Surgeon Verb = cut open (present) Object = the patient The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The surgeon cut open the patient. Active: Subject = Surgeon Verb = cut open (present) Object = the patient Passive: The patient was cut open by the surgeon. Subject Agent The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The catheter was inserted into the urethra. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The catheter was inserted into the urethra. Passive: Subject = catheter To be = was Verb = inserted (past participle of insert) Active: The doctor inserted the catheter into the urethra. Notice that in the active form, we have added an agent to perform the verb. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The doctor was reading instead of reviewing the patient’s chart. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The doctor was reading instead of reviewing the patient’s chart. Active: Subject = the doctor Verb = was reading (past continuous form) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The doctor was reading instead of reviewing the patient’s chart. Active: Subject = the doctor Verb = was reading (past continuous form) Passive: Note that we have an intransitive verb (reading) which would make it difficult to put this sentence into passive form. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make passive sentences from these active ones. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The doctor gave the patient antibiotics. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The doctor gave the patient antibiotics. The patient was given antibiotics (by the doctor). Subject = the patient “to be” = was Verb = given (past participle of give) By = who performed the action (optional) The agent of the action = the doctor (optional) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The nurse took the patient’s temperature. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The nurse took the patient’s temperature. The patient’s temperature was taken by the nurse. Subject = The patient “to be” = was Verb = taken (past participle of take) By = used to indicated who performed the action The agent of action = the nurse The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. Jane broke her leg while skiing. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. Jane (she) broke her leg while skiing. Her leg was broken while skiing. Subject = Her leg “to be” = was Verb = broken (past participle of break) While = used to indicate when the action happened Agent of action = in this case there is no agent The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. They had already discussed the operation. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make passive sentences from these active ones. They had already discussed the operation. The operation had already been discussed (by the doctors). Subject = the operation “to be” = had been Verb = discussed (part participle of discuss) By = who performed the verb (optional) Agent of action = the doctors (optional) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. patient/the/operated/on/being/is. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) is/done/ECG/having/patient/the/an. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) gallbladder/been/his/removed/has. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) ambulance/been/an/has/called. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) discharged/been/patient/has/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) The patient has been discharged. (P) caused/was/accident/by/John/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) The patient has been discharged. (P) The accident was caused by John (P) tooth/was/my/by/a/pulled/dentist. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) The patient has been discharged. (P) The accident was caused by John (P) My tooth was pulled by a dentist. (P) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. will/during/your/appendix/removed/operation/the/be. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. told/nobody/patient/happening/was/the/what. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. shocked/jumped/rats/when/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rats jumped. nurse/woken/the/by/patient/was/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. temperature/nurse/was/by/taken/her/a. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. Her temperature was taken by a nurse. broken/will/doctor/set/be/a/leg/her/by. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. Her temperature was taken by a nurse. Her broken leg will be set by a doctor. floors/cleaned/are/the/being. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. Her temperature was taken by a nurse. Her broken leg will be set by a doctor. The floors are being cleaned. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put this into active and passive voice. Kept/a/locked/are/drugs/cabinet/the/in/. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put this into active and passive voice. Kept/a/locked/are/drugs/cabinet/the/in/. They keep the drugs in a locked cabinet. (A) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put this into active and passive voice. Kept/a/locked/are/drugs/cabinet/the/in/. They keep the drugs in a locked cabinet. (A) The drugs are kept in a locked cabinet. (P) Introduction to the Passive Voice : Introduction to the Passive Voice The End I hope you found this introduction to the passive voice helpful. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
The Passive Voice tom.secrest Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 2097 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 09, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 1 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Introduction to the Passive Voice : Introduction to the Passive Voice When and how to use it. By Tom Secrest http://www.english-lss.com The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: Not everybody agrees! The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important than who is doing it (the agent of the action). The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. Science is a traditionally humble pursuit and scientists often view the research to be more important than people who do the research. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. When the agent (doer) is unknown. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. When the agent is unknown. When the agent is obvious. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice When to use it: When the what is done is more important the who is doing it. When the agent is unknown When the agent is obvious In scientific writing this is the main criteria. When you write a paper, it is assumed that you are the person who did the research and the writing. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). Consider the following active sentence: John hit the ball. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). Consider the following active sentence: John hit the ball. Subject Verb Object The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. In a typical sentence there is a subject (who performs the verb), a verb, and an object (who or what receives the action of the verb). Consider the following active sentence: John hit the ball. “John” is the subject, “hit” is the verb and “the ball” is the object; and they appear in that order, i.e. subject + verb + object. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. John hit the ball. In this active sentence the agent (John) is more important than what he does (hit the ball). The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. John hit the ball. (Active form) Now consider the passive form: The ball was hit by John Subject The ball was hit by Subject The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice How to use it. Active = John hit the ball. Passive = The ball was hit by John. The object of the active sentence “the ball” has become the subject of the passive sentence. Subject Object The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Most passive sentences use a form of “to be” between the subject “the ball” and the verb “hit.” In this case “to be” = “was.” Subject + to be + Verb Ball + was + hit. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Passive sentences also use “by” to indicated who or what performs the action of the verb (agent of action). John is now the agent. Agent The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Other forms of “to be” include: is, are, being, will have been, was, were, has been, have been, had been, and will be. “to be” The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. Examples of other tenses: The ball will be hit by John. The ball has been hit by John. The ball will have been hit by John. The ball is being hit by John. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. The verb in passive sentences is the past participle form of the verb. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. The verb in passive sentences is the past participle form of the verb. Except for irregular verbs, the past participle form ends in “ed.” The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar The ball was hit by John. The verb in passive sentences is the past participle form of the verb. Except for irregular verbs, the part participle form ends in “ed.” In this case “hit ” is an irregular verb and the present, past and part participle forms are all “hit.” The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Grammar Review Passive voice = Object of the action become the subject + form of “to be” + past participle form of the verb + {by + agent} (optional) The nurse killed the patient. (Active) The patient was killed by the nurse. Patient as object Patient as subject The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. Intransitive verbs, i.e. verbs which cannot have a direct object are not used. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. Intransitive verbs, i.e. verbs which cannot have a direct object are not used. Examples: Sit Sleep The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Intransitive verbs, i.e. verbs which cannot have a direct object are not used. Active = I sleep very well. Since there is no object for the verb “sleep,” there is no subject for a passive voice sentence. If you try to make a passive sentence you will sound like Yoda. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. State Verbs also cannot be used in passive voice. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs Not all verbs can be used in a passive sentence. State Verbs also cannot be used in passive voice. Examples: Like Prefer Love Hate The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Passive Verbs State Verbs also cannot be used in passive voice. Active: I think you are wrong. Since there is no object for think, there is no subject for a passive sentence. To test a verb to see if it is a state verb, trying making it continuous – normally state verbs don’t make sense in the continuous form. I thinking you are wrong. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice What do you do if you can’t make a sentence passive? Just leave it active. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if each sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The surgeon cut open the patient. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The surgeon cut open the patient. Active: Subject = Surgeon Verb = cut open (present) Object = the patient The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The surgeon cut open the patient. Active: Subject = Surgeon Verb = cut open (present) Object = the patient Passive: The patient was cut open by the surgeon. Subject Agent The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The catheter was inserted into the urethra. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The catheter was inserted into the urethra. Passive: Subject = catheter To be = was Verb = inserted (past participle of insert) Active: The doctor inserted the catheter into the urethra. Notice that in the active form, we have added an agent to perform the verb. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The doctor was reading instead of reviewing the patient’s chart. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The doctor was reading instead of reviewing the patient’s chart. Active: Subject = the doctor Verb = was reading (past continuous form) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Determine if the sentence is in active voice or passive voice. The doctor was reading instead of reviewing the patient’s chart. Active: Subject = the doctor Verb = was reading (past continuous form) Passive: Note that we have an intransitive verb (reading) which would make it difficult to put this sentence into passive form. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make passive sentences from these active ones. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The doctor gave the patient antibiotics. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The doctor gave the patient antibiotics. The patient was given antibiotics (by the doctor). Subject = the patient “to be” = was Verb = given (past participle of give) By = who performed the action (optional) The agent of the action = the doctor (optional) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The nurse took the patient’s temperature. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. The nurse took the patient’s temperature. The patient’s temperature was taken by the nurse. Subject = The patient “to be” = was Verb = taken (past participle of take) By = used to indicated who performed the action The agent of action = the nurse The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. Jane broke her leg while skiing. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. Jane (she) broke her leg while skiing. Her leg was broken while skiing. Subject = Her leg “to be” = was Verb = broken (past participle of break) While = used to indicate when the action happened Agent of action = in this case there is no agent The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make a passive sentence from this active one. They had already discussed the operation. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Practice: Make passive sentences from these active ones. They had already discussed the operation. The operation had already been discussed (by the doctors). Subject = the operation “to be” = had been Verb = discussed (part participle of discuss) By = who performed the verb (optional) Agent of action = the doctors (optional) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. patient/the/operated/on/being/is. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) is/done/ECG/having/patient/the/an. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) gallbladder/been/his/removed/has. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) ambulance/been/an/has/called. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) discharged/been/patient/has/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) The patient has been discharged. (P) caused/was/accident/by/John/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) The patient has been discharged. (P) The accident was caused by John (P) tooth/was/my/by/a/pulled/dentist. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. The patient is being operated on. (P) The patient is having an ECG done. (P) His gallbladder has been removed. (P) An ambulance has been called. (P) The patient has been discharged. (P) The accident was caused by John (P) My tooth was pulled by a dentist. (P) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. will/during/your/appendix/removed/operation/the/be. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. told/nobody/patient/happening/was/the/what. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. shocked/jumped/rats/when/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rats jumped. nurse/woken/the/by/patient/was/the. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. temperature/nurse/was/by/taken/her/a. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. Her temperature was taken by a nurse. broken/will/doctor/set/be/a/leg/her/by. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. Her temperature was taken by a nurse. Her broken leg will be set by a doctor. floors/cleaned/are/the/being. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put these into passive voice. Your appendix will be removed during the operation. Nobody told the patient what was happening. When shocked, the rates jumped. The patient was woken by the nurse. Her temperature was taken by a nurse. Her broken leg will be set by a doctor. The floors are being cleaned. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put this into active and passive voice. Kept/a/locked/are/drugs/cabinet/the/in/. The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put this into active and passive voice. Kept/a/locked/are/drugs/cabinet/the/in/. They keep the drugs in a locked cabinet. (A) The Passive Voice : The Passive Voice Extra practice – put this into active and passive voice. Kept/a/locked/are/drugs/cabinet/the/in/. They keep the drugs in a locked cabinet. (A) The drugs are kept in a locked cabinet. (P) Introduction to the Passive Voice : Introduction to the Passive Voice The End I hope you found this introduction to the passive voice helpful.