Passive VoicePassive Voice

VERB CHANGEActive Sentence Passive Sentence

Thomas Eddison invented the light bulb.

The light bulb

was invented by Thomas Eddison.

Greenpeace organizes the event.

The event is organized by Greenpeace.

Thomas Eddison invented the light bulb.

The light bulb was invented by Thomas Eddison.

Thomas Eddison invented the light bulb.

The light bulb was invented by Thomas Eddison.

Subject Verb Od (Direct Object)

Passive Subject Passive verb By-complement

PASSIVE FORM

The light bulb was invented by Thomas Eddison.(We want to focus on the invent, not on the inventor.)

The shop was stolen.(We don’t know the subject.)

The light bulb was invented by Thomas Eddison.(We want to focus on the invent, not on the inventor.)

The shop was stolen.(We don’t know the subject.)

PASSIVE USE