Lesson 6: A typical Workday

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Grammar Builders

Remember: Passive voice
The passive voice is used to take a person out of a subject.

It is very good for scientific writing.

Structure:
Subject + to be (conjugated in any tense) + verb past participle
The project is completed by the team.
Usually you can verify the passive voice by asking “by whom or by what”

Examples:
The job is being completed. (Passive) (Completed by whom / what = someone)
John completed the job. (Active) (Completed by whom / what = no answer)