Misc. Passive Voice
Active or Passive?
The guests enjoyed the party.
active
I wrote a letter.
A letter was written by me.
The movie starts in a hour.
The movie starts in AN hour.
[focus on the sounds, not the spelling]
A:What is that?
B: It's ______ new movie you should watch! Wanna borrow it?
We will deliver _____________ [a letter/John]
We will deliver John a letter.
Who fixed the car?
Our car was fixed yesterday by our friend.
the friend
He loves his cat.
His cat is loved by him.
New video games is expensive.
New video games ARE expensive.
A new video game is expensive.
[2 ways to make generalizations]
_______ president's office is in Washington D.C.
The president's office
I can lend______ [the book/her/to]
I can lend the book to her.
Active or Passive?
Your order has been shipped.
Passive
They are painting the walls.
The walls are being painted by them.
I ate sandwich and chips for dinner.
I ate A/THE sandwich and chips for dinner.
[singular, common, countable noun needed an article]
________ money is something I never have enough of.
Money is something I never have enough of.
(nothing)
We have already shown____ [Sam/to/the project]
We have already shown the project to Sam.
Who stole the money?
Our money was stolen by the time I got home.
Not known
The police have arrested the killer.
The killer has been arrested by the police.
The saving money is a habit that I don't have.
Saving money is a habit I don't have.
[We don't need THE for the generalization]
Are you planning on going to _____ Salt Lake City Comic Con this year?
(nothing)
Are you planning on going to Salt Lake City Comic Con this year?
They bought________ [daughter/ a car/ their]
They bought their daughter a car.
Active or Passive?
The marvelous performance delivered by the children enthralled us.
active
Jeremy makes breakfast for me every day.
Breakfast is made for me every day by Jeremy.
Every day, breakfast is made for me by Jeremy.
Breakfast is made for me by Jeremy every day.
We went to zoo last weekend, and we saw an lion.
We went to THE/A zoo last weekend, and we saw A lion.
Teacher, can I use _______ projector in the classroom for my presentation?
the projector
Keep_________ [the place/ her/ for].
Keep the place for her.