Active and Passive Voice
Passive Voice → Active Voice
1. The injured man was taken to hospital.
- They took the injured man to hospital.
2. He was being questioned by the police all morning.
- Police were questioning him all the morning.
3. The damaged tablet must be replaced by the shop.
- The shop must replace the damaged tablet.
4. I heard the children being yelled at by the teacher.
- I heard the teacher yelling at the children.
5. Who was this delicious meal cooked by?
- Who did cook this delicious meal?
6. The recyclables are collected by council workers every Monday.
- Council workers collect the recyclables every Monday.
7. Our new fridge will have been delivered by Friday.
- We will have our new fridge delivered on Friday.
8. She saw that her flat had been burgled when she got home.
- She saw that someone had burgled her flat when she got home.
Active Voice → Passive Voice
2. They expect him to run for mayor.
- He is expected to run for mayor.
- It is expected that he runs for mayor.
3. They think the robbers have left the country.
- The robbers are thought to have left the country.
- It is thought that the robbers have left the country.
4. They report that the minister is willing to make a statement.
- The minister is reported to be willing to make a statement.
- It is reported that the minister is willing to make a statement.
5. They believe the witness had been forced to lie.
- The witness is believed to had been forced to lie.
- It is believed that the witness had been forced to lie.
6. They know she was a karate expert when she was young.
- She is known to be a karate expert when she was young.
- It is known that she was a karate expert when she was young.
W stronie czynnej (Active Voice) podmiot jest wykonawcą czynności, a dopełnienie to osoba lub przedmiot, nad którą taka czynność jest wykonywana.
W stronie biernej (Passive Voice) ma miejsce odwrotna sytuacja - osoba lub rzecz nad którą wykonywana jest dana czynność, pełni funkcję podmiotu.
Tworzenie strony biernej:
- Podmiot + "to be" + czasownik w III formie (Past Participle) + reszta zdania
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