Passive Voice in English (Advanced): Active And Passive Voice Rules

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Starting with the basics, the video moves quickly into advanced English grammar rules for the passive voice. Some of these rules might surprise you. You might find you have been making mistakes when changing between the active and passive voice that you didn't realise you were making! After watching this video, you will not need to watch any other video again to use the passive voice correctly; it is suitable for all intermediate, advanced and near-proficient speakers of English (B2, C1, C2 English, and for students seeking to pass IELTS 6, IELTS 7, IELTS 8 and IELTS 9).

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@fabianabevis9890 Ай бұрын

Well, what can I say? You weren't kidding when you said that after watching this video we would never need to watch another video on "The Passive" again. I love "The Passive" it's a bit like a game where we can manipulate words, change their positions in a sentence, give them a new life almost but the meaning remains the same. This video is truly a masterpiece - thank you

@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

I'm pleased that you found the video useful! Best wishes Rupert 🙂

@barbaranolte6935 28 күн бұрын

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@EnglishwithRupert 28 күн бұрын

Thanks Barbara - you are too kind 😁

@munboKhimhun-yp9ee Ай бұрын

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@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

I'm glad you found everything really clear 🙂

@armaghanpourmand 21 күн бұрын

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@EnglishwithRupert 21 күн бұрын

You are so kind. Thank you!

@shabanmahmoud1481 Ай бұрын

the best video l have ever watched dealing with the passive voice. thanks a bunch.my greetings from Egypt.

@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

That's very kind of you! Thanks for commenting 🙂

@Kozani-Eordaia-Greece 13 күн бұрын

i am an adherent , fan of Passive Voice , it givew -provides me Many solutions , mainly in the written speech !! One more constructive and educational video Sir !

@EnglishwithRupert 12 күн бұрын

I'm glad you like this, Kozani!

@user-ed1nx8wf4j Ай бұрын

I enjoyed every minute of the classes. These lessons were filled with valuable knowledge that helped me understand and correct my mistakes. I'm really impressed. "My mother cooked my dinner. My dinner was cooked by my mother." "My mother went consulted to the doctor yesterday. The doctor consulted her yesterday." I have corrected this sentence ( 6th July) " My mother was consulted by the doctor yesterday. The doctor consulted her yesterday." ❤️😊🙏

@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!! Your first pair of sentences converts into the passive really well. In the second pair, it needed to be "was consulted by" in the first sentence, but the second sentence is grammatically excellent :)

@user-ed1nx8wf4j Ай бұрын

@@EnglishwithRupert Thank you so much Teacher Rupert.❤️😊🙏

@MariaRose1979 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

@miloparis 20 күн бұрын

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@EnglishwithRupert 20 күн бұрын

You're very welcome 😁

@asimkumargoswami4931 Ай бұрын

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@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

You're very welcome 😁

@coders7845 Ай бұрын

perfect

@EnglishwithRupert 29 күн бұрын

Thanks for commenting!

@MuhammadRamzan-iz1sl Ай бұрын

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@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

I'm so pleased you found it fascinating!!

@asimimran6 11 күн бұрын

Sir, Can imperative sentences be changed into passive voice? If not, why? Cos my grammar teacher changes imperatives into passive all the time, and he does so like this ( Imperative: "Close the door" Passive ( Let the door be closed") However, it is most often said that imperatives can't be changed into passives. It all got me so confused. Can you please let me know if it's possible or not? And please must tell the reason. Thanks in advance?

@EnglishwithRupert 11 күн бұрын

Hi Asim - it is not normally correct to turn imperatives into the passive form because there is no actor, but it can be achieved by altering some other aspects of the grammar like your teacher has done here. Notice your teacher added the word "Let", which was not in the original imperative. This is a type of causative structure, where there is an implication that someone else causes an activity to happen, and therefore the passive can now make sense. But if your teacher had converted the original "Close the door" into the passive without adding words "The door be closed", it would not make sense.

@vladimirb5319 21 күн бұрын

To item 21: Would it be a (grave) mistake to say "There are believed to be ancient ruins in this area"? ... my reasons are believed (by me) to be obvious ... :-) ... thank you ...

@EnglishwithRupert 21 күн бұрын

These sentences seem fine 😀

@vladimirb5319 21 күн бұрын

@@EnglishwithRupert Thank you very much ...

@asimkumargoswami4931 Ай бұрын

Beloved fav If you any book edited by you pl advise .I collect from Amazon.plpl or guide me pl

@EnglishwithRupert 29 күн бұрын

Thanks! I haven't got one at the moment, but maybe in the future 🙂

@aliceqt6710 Ай бұрын

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@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

Thanks Alice!

@sandipbangal3752 Ай бұрын

The book was given me vs The book was given to me.any difference?please explain.

@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

Hi Sandip! No difference in meaning - there are some verbs where it is ok to miss out "to" before the object pronoun, and this is one of them :)

@saniakhan4814 Ай бұрын

Amazing lesson 🤩🤩😊 🇵🇰

@saidosman9860 Ай бұрын

What a wonderful lesson it is Thank you for your explanation your legend

@EnglishwithRupert Ай бұрын

It's great to hear you enjoyed it!

@kanini43 28 күн бұрын

A small comment to no. 7 : One can say , “I walked my dog”, but then ‘walk’ is a transitive verb.

@EnglishwithRupert 28 күн бұрын

Yes! If you cause someone or something else to walk, then you can use "walk" transitively. Otherwise, it is Intransitive (and this accounts for at least 95% of the uses of "walk"). Thanks for commenting 🙂

@kanini43 25 күн бұрын

@@EnglishwithRupert … Accordingly, One can say, “I parked my dog”, meaning “I caused him to walk through the park.” 😂

@sarahrothberger8223 Ай бұрын

4:43 you are saying transitive but you mean intransitive,or is it about to walk a dog?

@EnglishwithRupert 29 күн бұрын

My apologies - I used the wrong word while I was speaking, just in this moment. I do not use an auto cue - I speak naturally. However, the information on the slides is correct here (although you have also pointed out a rare exception, too!)