Active
& Passive Sentences
Example:
Givillage
are designing the range for younger people.
In
this sentence, the subject (Givillage) is doing the action – it is
designing the range.
This
is known as an active sentence.
Look
at the following sentence from the activity:
The
range is designed for younger people.
The
subject of the sentence, range, is having an action done to it – it
is being designed.
This
is known as a passive sentence.
Sometimes
we state the subject who is doing the action if it is not obvious:
The
range is designed by the company for younger people.
You
may notice that the passive follows the following form: subject +
to be + past participle.
- Passive sentences in the present tense:
subject
+ am/is/are + past participle
It
is designed ...
- Passive sentences in the future tense:
subject
+ will/going to + be + past participle
It
will be designed ...
- Passive sentences in the conditional tense:
subject
+ can/could/might/may + be + past participle
It
can be designed …
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