Задание

When we turn an active sentence into the passive we make several changes.

Match parts of sentences with the actions we apply to them.

Choose the correct option.

It becomes a subject of the passive sentence. [The subject of an active sentence|The active verb of an active sentence|The object of an active sentence]

It might be omitted. [The subject of an active sentence|The active verb of an active sentence|The object of an active sentence]

It becomes passive. [The subject of an active sentence|The active verb of an active sentence|The object of an active sentence]

It might be introduced with the preposition by. [The subject of an active sentence|The active verb of an active sentence|The object of an active sentence]

It retains its tense. [The subject of an active sentence|The active verb of an active sentence|The object of an active sentence]

When do you use passive forms? More than one correct answer is possible.

Tick the correct answers.

  • To highlight the action, not the actor
  • When we don't want to mention that the action was completed
  • When we don't know what happened
  • When we don't know who completed the action
  • When the actor is not important