Lecture 7: Passive Voice

Today: the passive voice. We use it when the action matters more than who's doing it. Common in reports, news, and formal writing.

Structure: object + be + past participle (+ by agent)

Compare: “They built this bridge in 1932” (active) vs. “This bridge was built in 1932” (passive). Notice how the passive version drops the unimportant “they.”

We'll go through all ten exercises together on the call, then anything left over becomes homework once the lesson is marked complete.