PASSIVE VOICE || CHAPTER 5 PART 1

 Passive Voice 

Passive Voice is a sentence in which the subject is subjected to a

deeds or activities.

Uses of passive sentences :

• Uses of passive sentences
• to convey a more objective tone in news reports
• more academic and other more formal settings – letters, reports, essays and lecture

Task 1 

    Active                                       Passive 

1. I write a letter                       A letter is written by me

2. I am writing a letter              A letter is being written by me

3. I was Writing a letter            A letter was being written by me

4. I have written a letter            A letter has been written by me 

5. I had written a letter              A letter had been written by me 

6. I will write a letter                 A letter will be written by me  

7. I am going to write a letter    A letter is going to be written by me

8. I must write a letter                A letter must be written by me 

9. I should have written a letter  A letter should have been written by me

Task 2 

1. They cancelled all flights because of fog. The passive form of the sentence is,

because of fog....

A) All flights had cancelled

B) All flights were cancelled 

C) All flights have been cancelled

D) They be cancelled

E) They are being cancelled

ANS : B

2. A well known architect is designing our new office. The passive form of the

above sentence is, Our new office ...... by a well known architect.

A) Design

B) Designed

C) Be designing

D) Is designed

E) Is being designed 

ANS : E

3. Jupiters four moons ....... through a telescope by Galileo.

A) Were first viewed 

B) First viewed

C) Had been first viewed

D) Were being first viewed

E) First being viewed

ANS : A