The passive voice

The passive voice

1. It is used when the action is more important than who performs it

   • To transform an active to passive sentence we consider the following points:
     • 1: The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.
       • 2: The main verb is replaced by the auxiliary verb "to be", at the same time, next to the main verb in participle.
         • 3: The subject of the main sentence becomes agent complement of the passive.
           • 4: If we mention in the sentence the subject performing the action (agent subject), this will normally be preceded by the preposition "by".
   • Form:
     • The passive voice is formed with the auxiliary verb "to be" and the past participle of the verb.
       • Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + past participle + complement
   • Examples:
     • The speech is written for the president.
     • My wallet has been stolen.
     • The room will be cleaned while we are out.