How to use the Passive Voice 😅 English Grammar Lesson
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Published 2018-05-23
In this lesson, I'll teach you WHAT it is, HOW to use it & WHY you should use it in English.... with lots of examples and practice!
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00:00 Introduction
01:37 Why you should use the passive voice
02:27 What is the passive voice
05:40 Form of a passive sentence
06:22 Steps to turn an active sentence into a passive sentence
08:43 Passive sentence examples
09:57 Active into passive - your turn!
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Read the full transcript of this lesson on my blog here: www.mmmenglish.com/2018/05/24/what-is-the-passive-…
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All Comments (21)
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Who is watching this in 2024 before exam 😂❤
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Passive voice is widely used. Passive voice is well explained by Emma. Emma's videos are made with valuable information.
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We love Teacher Emma's technical way of teaching. We support mmmEnglish and her all grammar.
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Thank you for your support on helping us to understand passive and active voices
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The cake ate the children.
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I finally understood the phrase: "The bomb has been planted."
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You're wonderful. The way you explain the english rules is extraordinary. In less than 20 minutes I understood how to use the passive voice. Thank you so much, Emma!!!
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This helped me out so much! Thanks a lot :) I was having a rlly hard time trying to do my homework, but now I’m doing it with ease.
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This video was recommended to me by my teacher.
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I had to set this to 1.25 speed so it felt like normal.
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Hey Emma teacher I'm from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and I'm 15 years old student I got full marks on passive voice question on the exam after learning from you... Thanks lot
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Que genia, hacia unas semanas vi la voz pasiva en la universidad y no podia entender como y para que se usaba !! pero ahora lo entendi asi que gracias.
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It’s such a valuable lesson that I watched it 3 times . Thanks Ms. Emma and wishing you a pleasant day ahead!
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The like was given after watching this lesson
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Love you Emma. Thank you so much for the great lessons.
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Thank you sooo much, my favourite teacher!!!!!!!!💜 Crisp and clear 💜
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Thank you once again Emma for the extraordinary lessons.
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00:07 Understanding the importance of the passive voice in English 01:46 Using passive voice to shift focus in a sentence 03:34 Passive voice is frequently used in English and common in journalism, science, and law. 05:26 Learn how to form a passive sentence in six steps 07:17 Learn how to form passive voice in six steps 08:48 Understanding the passive voice 10:48 Passive voice is formed using be verb + past participle. 13:05 Learn more about the passive voice ~shamini~
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It was really useful Emma. I learned a lot and thank you so much for teaching.
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I love miss Emma’s videos . I understand the passive voice finally 😅
