The passive form

Turn this phrase into passive

My student email has been hacked

• I’ve just had my student email hacked

• My student email was just hacked

• My student email was just being hacked

Change the phrase to passive:

I was mugged and my iPhone was stolen

When do we use passive form

• To talk about an action but are not so interested in .

• To use with verbs that describe state

Transform the phrase into passive

My relatives say my grandma is in her 90s

What Should writers be cautious about when using the passive voice

• Overusing it and making sentences too complex

• Understanding it and making sentences too direct

• Using it only in formal writing

Which of the following sentences is in the past continuous tense in the passive voice

• The car is being repaired

• The car was being repaired

• The car will be repaired

Which word is often used to introduce the agent on passive voices when necessary

• With

• By

• To

In the passive voice, what part of the sentence typically changes

• The subject

• The object

• The verb

Which of the following sentences is in the active voice

• The letter was mailed by Sarah

• The dog was walked by the neighbour

• Sarah mailed the letter

Which of the following sentences is in the passive voice

• She sings beautifully

• The cake was eaten by the children

• They will go to the park tomorrow