UNit 11

Slide 1 : PASSIVE VOICE People speak English. (Active) English is spoken (by people). (Passive)

Slide 2 : PASSIVE VOICE The document is printed by Mr Smith. The girl has been abducted. The was taught this morning. The audience is being manipulated by the man in blue. The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Slide 3 : PASSIVE VOICE (BY) 1) Flowers were bought to celebrate. 2) A man was arrested last night. 3) The streets are cleaned everyday. 4) This jacket is considered fashionable. A. We don’t know who performed an action B. You don’t want to reveal who performed an action C. Not important to know who performed an action D. It’s obvious who performed an action D. It is important to mention who performed and action 3) 1984 was written by George Orwell

Slide 4 : PASSIVE VOICE (USE) When we do not know who performed an action When the information is not important or obvious To focus on who or what is affected by an action To describe processes

Slide 5 : VOCABULARY Documents Actions Archive University Writing Unclassifiable words