Презентация, доклад The Passive Voice

объектами действия,
выраженного сказуемым:

She was woken from her sleep by his singing. – Она была разбужена его пением.

The Passive is formed with
the appropriate tense of the verb

to be + past participle.

does the action) is unknown,
unimportant or obvious from the context.
Jane was shot. (We don’t know who shot her.)
This church was built in 1815. (unimportant agent)
He has been arrested. (obviously by the police)

2. to make more polite or formal statements.
The car hasn’t been cleaned. (more polite)
(You haven’t cleaned the car. – less polite)

3. when the action is more important than the agent,
as in processes, instructions, events, reports, headlines, news items,
and advertisements.
30 people were killed in the earthquake.

4. to put emphasis on the agent.
The new library will be opened by the Queen.

ought to)
we use be + past participle.

You can use the machine for cutting bread.

The machine can be used for cutting bread.

With verbs taking two objects it is more usual
to begin the passive sentence with the person.

I sent her some roses.

She was sent some roses. (more usual)

Some roses were sent to her. (less usual)