Passive Voice

Passive voice looks like this:

1. Active Voice
Australian people speak English.

2. Passive Voice
English is spoken in Australia (by Australian people).

Note that the object (English) became the subject.

Practice Passive Voice in a Discussion

Listen to the conversation (London Accent) and then use the internet to answer these questions:

Compare answers with your classmates

Where is heroin produced?
What is it made from?
Where is opium produced?
What is it made from?
Where is marijuana produced?
What is it made from?
Where is ecstasy produced?
What is it made from?
What is ketamine?
What is ice?
Are drugs and crime linked in your community?

Passive Voice in Reading: You can see a text with many examples of passive voice by clicking the link: (The Banjo Player’s brother – full text)


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