Passive Sentences Analysis

1.Grammatical construction of Passive Voice

The structure of Passive voice is : Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle

Procedure of passive contruction
Sentences experiment different changes when they are turned from active to passive voice:
1. the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
2. the finite form ofthe verb is changed (to be + past participle)
3. the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

We must note that this procedure can just be done if the verb is transitive, otherwise the procedure is impossible.

Other types of passive sentences:

• Passive sentence with two objects
Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voicemeans that one of the two objects becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Which object to transform into a subject depends on what you want to put the focus on.

• Impersonal passive voice

It is characterized by the fact of using verbs related to perception (Intransitive Verb) for example: say (say), think (think), suppose (assume) know (know / know), expect (hope), consider(consider), among others.

We note that the Impersonal Passive Voice is a type of construction which is used very often by the media, especially in the editorial team.





Unlike the Personal Passive Voice, where the direct object of the active sentence turns to occupy the place of subject in the passive sentence (where is necessary a transitive verb) in the Impersonal Passive Voice since the verbsused are intransitive, there is no object that can perform that function and the following structure is needed:

subject + auxiliary verb (be) + main verb (past participle)

• Conjugation of passive voice
Conjugation of verbs in the passive tense is rather easy, as the main verb is always in past participle form and the auxiliary verb is always be. To form the required tense, we conjugate theauxiliary verb.
Example:
• present simple: It is done
• present continuous: It is being done
• present perfect: It has been done






3-4 Text and Underlined constructions
Ancient Greek Weapons



Ancient Greek civilization is considered as one of the most powerful and dominant civilizations of its time. Ancient Greeks city-states used to be involved in constant battles with eachother on top of fighting the neighboring countries such as Rome, Macedonia, Persia and so on to safeguard their land from invasion. Due to this reason, ancient Greeks were compelled to maintain very strong military and naval forces who were proficient at all kinds of warfare techniques. In ancient times, battles were fought using heavy, sharp weapons and firearms had not been invented back then. Theancient Greek wars were fought differently because the ancient Greek weapons were fashioned differently.


Infantry used to be the backbone of any ancient Greek army. A hoplite was an armor that was adorned by the ancient Greek infantry soldiers. Since ancient Greek soldiers went to battle in these armors, they came to be known as hoplites. Hoplites were brave men who fought in broad daylight usingsharp weapons such as spears, double-edged swords and shields. Hoplites mostly specialized in hand-to-hand combats and were skilled at using swords and spears. They used to have no pre-planned war strategy. They relied on their personal war skills and those of the fellow soldiers.

Hoplite - An Important Component of Ancient Greek Warfare

A hoplite was considered as an important ancient Greekweapon by the Greek warlords. An armor of a hoplite weighed about 60 to 65 pounds. A hoplite carried a metal shield to defend himself against the opposing army and also to break the weapons of his immediate enemy. The spear was a weapon of choice of a hoplite. A spear of a hoplite was six to eight feet long with a sharp iron head fixed on a shaft of ash wood and a bronze butt. The butt of a spear...