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009 - Passive Voice in English
Espresso English Podcast
English - January 11, 2015 21:59 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 355 ratingsLanguage Learning Education esl english listening expressions grammar idioms learnenglish phrasalverbs phrases vocabulary Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the active voice, the subject of the sentence DOES the action:
Jake wrote a letter.
subject / verb / object
In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is acted upon:
A letter was written (by Jake).
subject / verb
Notice that the object of the active sentence (letter) became the subject of the passive sentence. If we want, we can include “by Jake” to say who did the action.
Today's lesson is the complete guide to the passive voice in English. You'll learn when to use the passive voice, how to form the passive voice in all English verb tenses, and more.
This is a free sample lesson from the Advanced English Grammar Course.
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