Friday, October 28, 2011

Passive Voice Introduction

Passive Voice
Learn passive voice by looking at cups for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. 

Here are some cups for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate.
There are four cups.
There are four countries where people made the cups.

Begin by practicing the active voice

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup.

People in India made the rose cup.

People in Thailand made the farm cup.

People in Bavaria made the light blue flowered cup.

All these sentences have an active subject.
Let's practice them again:

People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup.
People in India made the rose cup.
People in Thailand made the farm cup.
People in Bavaria made the blue flowered cup.



People in Ireland made the orange and purple cup. (Active).

The orange and purple cup was made by people in Ireland. (Passive voice).
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.
(Stative passive).

People in India made the rose cup.
The rose cup was made by people in India. (Passive voice).
The rose cup was made in India. (Stative passive).


People in Thailand made the farm cup.
The farm cup was made by people in Thailand. (Passive)
The farm cup was made in Thailand. (Stative passive)


People in Bavaria made the blue flowered cup.

The blue flowered cup was made by people in Bavaira. (Passive)
The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.
(Stative passive)

Let's practice them again.
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.
The rose cup was made in India.
The farm cup was made in Thailand.
The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.

Here's another way to check the information.
Look at the bottom of the cup.
The orange and purple cup was made in Ireland.


The rose cup was made in India.


The farm cup was made in Thailand.


The blue flowered cup was made in Bavaria.

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