PASSIVE VOICE´S - created from Mind Map

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Destaca la acción y no quién la realiza. La oración pasiva que realiza la acción es poco importante o desconocida

types

the direct object passive

the indirect object passive

FORM

USES

the direct object of the sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence

A book is bought by Luis

is used when you want to stand out instead of the direct object

Tom is offered a job (by me)

SUBJECT

VERB"TO BE "

PAST PARTICIPLE

The workers

were

fired

We use the paassive voice when:

we want to emphasize the action more than the subject performing it,because the action is more important example MORE AND MORE COMPUTERS ARE SOLD EVERY DAY.

The subject performing the action is obvious or unknown .example THE THIEF WAS ARRESTED TWO HOURS AGO.

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