PASSIVE VOICE (PRESENT SIMPLE)

the model the photographer photographs The photographer photographs the model

(the subject performs an action) the model. The photographer photographs subject Verb Direct object ACTIVE VOICE (the subject performs an action)

(the subject suffers the action) VERB DIRECT OBJECT The photographer photographs the model. The model is photographed by the photographer. subject Verb passive agent PASSIVE VOICE (the subject suffers the action)

PASSIVE VOICE RULES The object becomes the subject The subject becomes the passive agent Auxiliary verb “to be” (am, is, are) + main verb in the past participle

ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE Who performs the action of kissing? The girl kisses the boy. ACTIVE VOICE (the subject performs an action) Who “suffers” the action? The boy is kissed by the girl. PASSIVE VOICE (the subject suffers the action)

PASSIVE VOICE RULES + + (negative) (The same except for the verb) Auxiliary verb “to be” (am, is, are) + not (or -n’t) + main verb in the past participle Example: The model isn’t photographed by the photographer.

PASSIVE VOICE RULES (interrogative) Auxiliary verb “to be” (am, is, are) before the suject Examples: Is the model photographed by the photographer? How often is a model photographed by the photographer?

SPECIAL CASES A) We don’t use the passive agent when the subject of the active sentence is : people, one, someone, somebody, they B) When the subject of the active sentence is a subject pronoun you must change it to an equivalent object pronoun as the passive agent. I You He She It We They me you him her its us them

IT’S YOUR TURN NOW 1. Sandra wears fine clothes. 2. I read fashion magazines. 3. People buy a lot of clothes here. 4. Lucy doesn’t wear skirts. 5. They hire young models here.