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The Passive Voice

The passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of a sentence is the recipient of the action rather than the doer. In other words, the focus is on what is being done to the subject rather than who is doing it. If you’d like some more information, click here.

The Passive Voice

Active voice sentences have the subject performing the action, while passive voice sentences have the subject receiving the action.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
A comet hasn't been seen for a long time.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
The work will be finished by two.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
Olive oil is made from olives.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
Some people were talking.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
The car has been washed.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
Somebody has stolen my phone.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
The dog was taken to the vet.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
English is spoken there.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
My sister gave me a present.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
The TV was turned off.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
Guernica was painted by Picasso.

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ACTIVE VOICE or PASSIVE VOICE:
The doctor talked to her.

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