ACTIVE SENTENCES AND PASSIVE SENTENCES
December 30, 2020
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1. Active Sentences and Passive Sentences
a. The Cat ate the mouse.
b. The mouse was eaten by the cat.
(a) and (b) have the same meaning,
c. [Anton] opened [the window].
S V O
then become:
d. [The window] was opened [by Anton].
S V by+O
In (c): The object in an active sentence becomes the subject in a passive sentence.
In (d): The subject in a active sentence is the object of by in the by-phrase in a passive sentence.
2. Form of the Passive
Be + Past Participle
Example:
a. Rice is grown by the farmers.
b. I was surprised by the news.
c. The car will be cleaned by Fanny.
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