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Passive Voice Grammar Reference

1 Read the theory box. Are there similar structures in your language?

Form: to be + past participle

Changing from Active Voice into Passive Voice

To change a sentence from the Active Voice into the Passive Voice:

• The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

• The active verb remains in the same tense but changes into a Passive Form.

• The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent and is either introduced with 'by' or is omitted if it is not a specific person, or it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.

CATS

Cats is famous for being one of the longest-running shows in Broadway¹ history. It is based on T.S. Eliot's work Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, a small collection of poems for children. The story is about a group of cats, known as the Jellicle Tribe, who live in a junkyard and gather for an annual Jellicle Ball. At the end of each Jellicle Ball, one cat is chosen to ascend to the Heaviside Layer, a sort of cat equivalent of heaven. Cats has been translated into more than 20 languages. It has also been shown in more than 30 countries and seen by more than 50 million people round the world!

One of the things that makes Cats so popular is its amazing costumes. They were designed by John Napier who won a Tony Award² for Best Costume Design in 1983. Actors in the show look like real cats, as they dance, sing and act in heavy fur and headpieces with ears and whiskers. Every cat in the show has its own costume and its own make-up which helps to project their personality.

Napier will always be remembered for the costumes that made Cats an icon of musical theatre. Cats must be seen by everyone.

¹A road in New York City, famous for theatres

²An American prize for achievement in live theatre

Passive Voice Grammar Reference

1 Read the theory box. Are there similar structures in Russian?

Form: to be + past participle

Changing from Active Voice into Passive Voice

To change a sentence from the Active Voice into the Passive Voice:

• The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.

• The active verb remains in the same tense but changes into a Passive Form.

• The subject of the active sentence becomes the agent and is either introduced with 'by' or is omitted if it is not a specific person, or it is not essential to the meaning of the sentence.

Use

• We use the Passive Voice: to give emphasis to the action rather than the person who did it. The new theatre will be opened by the Mayor.

• When the person who does the action is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the context, we can omit it. Ferraris are made in Italy.

1 Прочитайте теоретический материал. Есть ли похожие структуры в русском языке?

Ответ:

Yes, the Russian language has similar structures. We also use the passive voice, which is called "страдательный залог". For example, "The costumes were designed" can be translated as "Костюмы были созданы", and "The new theatre will be opened" as "Новый театр будет открыт".

Да, в русском языке есть похожие структуры. Мы тоже используем страдательный залог. Например, "The costumes were designed" (Костюмы были разработаны) можно перевести как "Костюмы были созданы", а "The new theatre will be opened" (Новый театр будет открыт) — как "Новый театр будет открыт".