Passive voice

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Passive Voice
13 Read the sentences a-h and underline the passive forms, then answer question 1-6.
a. Customers are requested to refrain from smoking inside thestore.
b. The motorist was fined £80 for illegal parking.
c. Breakfast is now being served in the garden room.
d. “Guernica” was painted by Picasso.
e. The theft was committed withhigh-tech equipment.
f. Rentals should be returned to the main garage.
g. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
h. This is clearly a case of arson, because the fire was startedwith rags soaked in petrol.

1. Where might you see/read the sentences above? Are they formal or informal in style?
* This sentences we can see everywhere, in stores, in news, in magazine, etc.2. How do you we form the passive?
* The passive is form verb to be + verb in participle past (be + p. p)

3. Which sentence(s) contain(s) the agent? Why? How is the agent introduced?* Because something we know that are specific situation o general situation.

4. Why is there no agent in the other sentences?
* Because we don’t know what is the specific object or place.5. How do you we form the passive of modal verbs?
The structure is subject+ modal verb+ verb to be+ verb in participle past (S+MV+BE+PP) later modal verb we never must put to.

6. When doyou we use with to introduced the agent?

14. Use the prompts make complete passive sentences, as in the example.
1. A: My office / breaks into/ last night
* My office was broken into lastnight
B: Oh no! Did you thy take anything?

2. A: you / invite/ to bill’s birthday party?
* Were you invited to bill’s birthday party?
B: No, I wasn’t

3. A: can I have my bill,please?
B: Of course, sir. Your bill / prepare / now.
* Of course, sir. Your bill is being prepared now

4. A: The new CCTV camera / install / yet?
* Hasn’t installed the new CCTV camera...