PRESENTATION OUTLINE
We saw basic sentence structure
But in the Description and Operation section of many documents the passive is much used. The object and subject are inverted and the past participle of the verb is used with the verb to be:
Passive sentences are impersonal. There is no mention of the person who does the action. Only the action or function is indicated:
The PASSIVE is also used with can, must, shall, may, need, should, could, etc:
Here are some examples of active sentences and equivalent passive forms:
The passive can be followed by:
