You vs Passive Voice

Voice refers to...

• The sound a human does when they speak

• The person who state the action in the sentences in passive voice

• The relationship between the subject of the sentence and the verb

Answer explanation

The voice refers to relationship between the subject who is doing the action, and the action itself.

Sentences in passive voice do NOT need an auxiliary.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The sentenes in passive voice do need an auxiliary that is the verb to be. Moreover it has to be conjugated correctly with the tense.

We use the ACTIVE voice when we don't need to say who does the action

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is PASSIVE voice when we don't need to say the person wo does the action.

Which one is a rule for PASSIVE voice

• Sentences in passive voice must have the verb in infinitive form.

• The object becomes the subject in passive voice.

• It is necessary to put the person who does the action.

Answer explanation

For example:

I took MY DOG to the vet

MY DOG was taken to the vet

Which one is the structure of passive voice sentences in past.

• Subject + to be + Participle + Complement

• Subject + Have been + participle + complement

• Subject + was-were + participle + complement

Answer explanation

All the answers correspond to a tense of passive voice sentences. However, remember that we change the verb to be into was-were to make past tense sentences.