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Passive Voice

Published on Dec 15, 2015

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THE PASSIVE VOICE

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY IN MEDIA
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THE SUBJECT RECEIVES THE ACTION

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FORMULA

"BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
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WORKS IN ALL TENSES

  • Present
  • Past
  • Future
  • Perfect
  • Modals
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DIRECT OBJECT BECOMES SUBJECT

THE SUBJECT IN THE ACTIVE VOICE BECOMES THE AGENT IN PASSIVE
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PASSIVE SENTENCES AND THE 'BY' PHRASE

THE AGENT OR 'BY' PHRASE CAN BE ELIMINATED
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JOE GAVE MARY A PLATE OF SAND.

WHAT BECOMES THE SUBJECT IN PASSIVE?
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AGENTS ARENT NECESSARY

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AGENT CAN BE ELIMINATED

IF UNDERSTOOD, UNKNOWN, NO DESIRE TO REVEAL
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CONSTRAINTS ON PASSIVE

SOME STATIVE VERBS (CONTAIN,COST,EQUAL, LACK, RESEMBLE)
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PASSIVE IMPOSTERS

SOME ADJECTIVES IN PREDICATE POSITION AREN'T PASSIVE
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"'GET' & PASSIVES

SHOT, FIRED
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'HAD' & PASSIVES

FIXED, DONE (JOE HAD HIS ROOF FIXED)
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SOME VERBS NOT ALLOWED

FALL,HAPPEN,OCCUR,DIE,ARISE,SUFFER,DISAPPEAR,EMERGE,APPEAR
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