Passive Voice Intro

Active and Passive Voice

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• Many people watch Youtube.
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Where you can see Passive Voice

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• Bildunterschrift: In public signs
• Bildunterschrift: Newspaper Headlines

Different uses of Passive Voice

• We see Passive Voice in texts :
• - When the action is more important than the Doer (who does it)
• Ex. "Repairs are being made on the runway" (by workers- obvious information)
• - When we are more interested in the action than in the Doer.
• Ex. "The whole area was evacuated".
• - When we don't know who the Doer is.
• Ex. "The door has been locked".
• - When a more formal way is being used.
• Ex. "Breakfast is served from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m."