Passive

Grammar Study

WESSEX, OLD SARUM

It was founded in Iron Age around 5,000 BC and was the site of the _______ city of Salisbury, vast settlement standing high above. Salisbury Plain was occupied through the centuries by Romans, Saxons and most importantly the Normans, who built an _______ royal castle, palace and great cathedral. Nowadays Old Sarum evokes ________ memories of people and _______ empires of a time gone by. The woodland and chalkdown walks are _______ across the _______ countryside covered with wild flowers in spring and summer.

delight, origin, impress, power, beauty, enjoy

1. Remember: There are 2 voices in English: Active voice, Passive voice

We use Active Voice to say what people and things do:

e.g. The computer converts sounds into text. (Active Voice)

We use Passive Voice to say what happens to people and things:

e.g. The sounds are converted into texts. (Passive Voice)

Passive is often formal and is used in report writing.

2. Passive is formed:

3. Past Participle is formed with –ed of the regular verbs or the 3-d form of the irregular verbs from the list. Past Participle is often called PII (Appendices).

4. Passive in English Tenses has the following forms:

Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Forms of Passive

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