The passive voice is often used in formal writing, especially when the action is more important than the doer, or when the doer is unknown.
▸ Passive Voice — The passive voice is formed using a form of 'to be' + past participle. It is used when the doer is unknown, unimportant, or when the action itself is the focus.
Example: Active: 'The governor signed the order.' Passive: 'The order was signed by the governor.'
In civic contexts, you might see sentences like 'The petition was signed by 5,000 citizens' or 'The road has been repaired'. This emphasizes the petition and the repair, not necessarily who signed or repaired them.
✎ Activity: Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice:
1. 'The President signed the Education Act.'
2. 'The county government will open three new health centres.'
• Complete the activity described and discuss your answer with a partner or teacher.
Expected outcome: Learners can explain what they practised and connect it to the lesson objective.
Audio narration — reads aloud, works offline
In your own words, summarise the main idea of this lesson.