ENGL 100 Lecture : Passive Voice.docx
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Passive voice: the movie was watched by me. Subject is unknown: my wallet was stolen . We don"t know who stole the wallet. We put the focus on the wallet. Scientific/ tech/ legal reporting: the heat was increased by 200oc . To avoid blame: so they are not pointing fingers, to make it seem better and more positive. The sweater looks better on jake than it does on me/i . Object: jake and me/i : me is object. Subject : bob and me/i : i is subject. *note* that you can complete the sentence by adding am hungry : bob is hungrier than i am hungry . Subject: i and him/he : he is subject. *note* that you can complete the sentence by adding is hungry : i am hungrier than he is hungry . First* change the sentence to a respond without missing or adding words: i should give the cake to bob.
