How and When to Use the Passive Voice - Free Educational videos for Students in K-12

How and When to Use the Passive Voice - By JenniferESL

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00:0-1	Hi , I'm jennifer from english with jennifer . Some
00:04	students may think that grammar was invented to make your
00:07	lives miserable . I'd like to convince you that grammar
00:11	is a tool and once you master it , you
00:13	can communicate clearly and accurately . So let's take the
00:17	time to study a bit of grammar . Let's study
00:20	the passive . I don't know who invented grammar ,
00:31	do you actually ? It was probably many different people
00:34	who identified the patterns , wrote the rules and came
00:38	up with the terminology . Was it someone a few
00:41	centuries ago ? Was it someone in ancient Rome ?
00:44	Honestly the details aren't that important . So I chose
00:48	to say grammar was invented rather than someone invented .
00:52	Grammar was invented is an example of the passive .
00:57	We formed the passive with B plus the past participle
01:01	. That's the form of a regular verb and the
01:04	third form of an irregular verb like heard seen .
01:10	Built . We use the passive when we don't know
01:17	or we don't want to name who the doer of
01:19	the action is . Grammar wasn't invented to torture .
01:25	You invented . By whom don't know ? Not important
01:32	. The do er is also called the agent or
01:35	the performer in some sentences . There's not just a
01:41	do er but there's also a receiver . Transitive verbs
01:48	, verbs that take an object can change from active
01:51	to passive by shifting the focus from the do er
01:55	to the receiver . The object of a verb can
01:59	become the subject of a passive sentence . Why did
02:05	someone invent grammar ? Why was grammar invented ? Why
02:15	did someone create grammar rules ? Why were grammar rules
02:22	created ? I gave examples . Examples were given .
02:37	So there are two voices in english . The active
02:40	voice focuses on the doer of the action . The
02:44	passive voice focuses on the receiver of the action .
02:50	Transitive verbs give us the choice to use the active
02:54	or the passive voice . Do I have to master
02:58	grammar ? What if grammar isn't fully mastered ? The
03:08	truth is that grammar is the way we all understand
03:12	and agree how language works . There wasn't a single
03:15	person who invented grammar , right ? Grammar evolved over
03:20	time . Language is still evolving . Take the verb
03:27	evolve . Grammar evolved over time . Language is still
03:31	evolving in my examples . Does evolve . Have an
03:35	object . No , So can I form the passive
03:42	? No . Only a transitive verb can shift back
03:45	and forth between active and passive . Look . Which
03:52	of these sentences can become passive , A C and
04:09	D . Can all become passive because they have transitive
04:12	verbs . Sentence be uses teaches as an intransitive verb
04:21	. Remember some verbs have transitive and intransitive meanings so
04:25	you need to be careful if I used the passive
04:31	and I want to name the do er I use
04:34	a by phrase . That text book was written by
04:38	jennifer . Sometimes my videos are recommended by other teachers
04:48	but a lot of the time with the passive ,
04:50	we don't need a by phrase . For example ,
04:53	I was invited to speak at a regional conference .
04:57	By whom not important . Well maybe it's important for
05:01	me to know and remember , but it's not important
05:04	for me to share a name with you . The
05:09	exception to what I just told you about naming the
05:12	doer with a by phrase is the state of passive
05:16	. The state of passive doesn't describe an action .
05:19	It describes a state or a condition . The state
05:22	of passive is formed the same way , B plus
05:25	the past participle . But we can use other prepositional
05:29	phrases after the verb grammar is composed of rules .
05:39	English is classified as a Germanic language , jennifer is
05:45	married to a Russian . All these passive verbs describe
05:52	states , there's no doer of an action because there
05:56	is no action for more practice with the state of
06:02	passive . Check out my video on this topic .
06:05	I'll put the link in the video description right now
06:10	. We'll turn our attention back to the dynamic passive
06:14	. These are transitive verbs that can be written in
06:17	the passive or the active voice first . Let's make
06:23	sure you can easily form the passive . Change all
06:26	my sentences to the passive voice . Remember that the
06:30	form of be changes to show time and to agree
06:34	with the subject . The main verb is the past
06:37	participle use a by phrase if you think it's necessary
06:45	one . The rules are followed by many . Two
07:03	new lessons are being created by our teachers . Three
07:16	. Mhm . A new video was published by jennifer
07:21	. Mhm four . Mhm . Different options were being
07:33	evaluated by the team . Five . Ufo sightings have
07:48	been documented by investigators . Six sharks had been seen
08:02	in the area . Mm seven . Mhm . New
08:14	apps will be created by educators . Eight . Our
08:30	actions are going to be judged by future generations .
08:38	Nine . A vaccine will have been found by then
08:54	. Let's see how you do with some modal verbs
08:56	. Okay . 10 . Mhm . Yeah . The
09:05	video can be paused at any time . 11 .
09:12	Yeah . Our parents should be respected . 12 grammar
09:33	must have been studied back then . You may be
09:40	wondering about other verb forms that we didn't practice like
09:43	the past , Perfect , progressive . The truth is
09:46	we don't really use the passive in those other forms
09:54	. Mm The bigger challenge I think is deciding which
09:57	voice to use . If both active and passive verb
10:01	forms are possible . Why is one sometimes better than
10:05	the other ? Here's our last quiz . Choose the
10:10	sentence that fits the situation . Active or passive one
10:21	. Yeah . Yeah . Mhm mm . Yeah .
10:36	Yeah . Yeah . I'd go with the active voice
10:44	. This is a job interview . The focus should
10:46	be on the doer of the action . The job
10:49	candidate . What can you do ? What value can
10:52	you add also in conversation . The passive isn't used
10:57	as frequently . Two . Mhm . I'd go with
11:16	the passive voice . The focus isn't on the do
11:19	er It's on the receiver of the action , the
11:22	invoice , the status of the invoice . I might
11:26	also be trying to protect the person who failed to
11:29	submit the invoice on time Three . Mhm . Yeah
11:51	. Mhm . Yeah this is a trick question .
11:54	Either one could work but I'm going to go with
11:56	the passive . Do you know why ? Because artistic
11:59	works are an exception . We can use the passive
12:03	to give credit to someone for an artistic work .
12:06	Directed by . Produced by . Composed by . Written
12:11	by or actually highlighting the person who should receive credit
12:24	. Yeah . Four . Mhm . You can use
12:44	either here active or passive but I'd go with the
12:47	passive because it shifts the focus to the receiver of
12:51	the action the victims of the tornado . That's the
12:55	real tragedy here . And if this is a news
12:58	article , the headlines would likely be 23 killed in
13:02	tornado . We see abbreviated grammar in news headlines and
13:06	you need to be able to recognize what the full
13:08	structure is . 23 killed means 23 were killed or
13:14	23 have been killed . Mhm . Yeah . Five
13:21	last one . Yeah . Okay . Mhm . Yeah
13:30	. Mhm . Mhm . Here I'd go with the
13:39	passive because I think the focus should be on the
13:41	receiver of the action , the elderly . It's obvious
13:45	that some kind of authority is advising them to stay
13:49	at home . Is it really important to name the
13:51	authority ? No . Yeah . So remember some common
13:57	reasons why we don't name the duer and why we
14:00	leave out a by phrase because the doers obvious because
14:04	we don't know who the do er is , because
14:06	it's not important . And the exception is when we
14:09	speak about artistic works and we're giving credit to someone
14:13	, then we use the by phrase . So when
14:19	is the active voice preferred ? Well , any time
14:23	we want to focus on the doer of the action
14:27	, For example , the active voice is preferred in
14:29	resume writing . This is when we want dynamic language
14:33	. I led a team of 10 and consistently met
14:36	our quarterly goals . The active voice allows me to
14:40	focus on what I achieved . The passive voice is
14:47	more common in formal english military metals such as the
14:52	Air Force Cross are awarded to members of the Armed
14:55	Forces for their distinguished service and valor . The grammar
15:00	and the vocabulary make this statement formal . For this
15:06	reason , the passive voice is also more common and
15:08	scholarly texts . The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in
15:13	the summer of 1863 . It was considered a turning
15:16	point in the American Civil War . Before we end
15:25	, I'd like to share two common sayings with the
15:27	passive when something is easy to talk about , but
15:33	hard to do . We have the expression easier said
15:36	than done , something can be said , something can
15:39	be done . Which one is easier ? The full
15:43	idea is that a goal is easier said aloud than
15:46	actually done . We're focusing on what we want to
15:49	achieve . The focus is on the receiver , not
15:52	the doer , easier said than done and the last
16:01	one nothing ventured , nothing gained . The full idea
16:06	is that if nothing is ventured , then nothing is
16:09	gained . You have to risk something in order to
16:12	get something . The focus is on what we want
16:15	to get on , what we want to achieve ,
16:18	Nothing ventured , nothing gained . Tell me if you
16:24	agree with that saying nothing ventured , nothing gained .
16:27	And also tell me an example of something easier said
16:31	than done . That's all for now . Was the
16:34	lesson useful ? Please remember to like the video .
16:37	I hope you're feeling more confident now about the passive
16:40	and you can use the passive more confidently going forward
16:44	as always . Thanks for watching and happy studies .
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