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