Understanding the Passive Voice: “She …………………… by her teacher”
In English, the passive voice is used when the focus is on the action or the receiver of the action, rather than the person performing it. In the sentence:
“She …………………… by her teacher”
the subject is She, and the doer of the action is her teacher. To complete the sentence, we need the correct form of the passive voice.
Structure of Passive Voice
The basic formula for the passive voice is:
Subject + be (am/is/are/was/were) + past participle (V3) + by + agent
- الاجابة : was rewarded
Examples in Different Tenses
Present Simple
She is taught by her teacher.
(She learns from her teacher.)
Past Simple
She was taught by her teacher.
(She learned from her teacher.)
Present Continuous
She is being taught by her teacher.
(She is currently learning from her teacher.)
Future Simple
She will be taught by her teacher.
(She will learn from her teacher.)
Key Points
The past participle (V3) of the main verb is always used.
The be verb changes according to the tense.
The doer of the action (the teacher) is often included after by, but sometimes it can be omitted if it is unknown or not important.
By using the passive voice, the focus shifts from the teacher (doer) to she (receiver), which is often useful in formal writing or when the doer is less important.
