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Understanding Passive Voice and Reported Speech in English Grammar

This guide explores the structure of the passive voice, highlighting its use to emphasize the action or when the subject is unknown. It outlines how to transform direct statements, questions, and requests into reported speech, including changes in pronouns, tenses, and time/place adverbs. Additionally, it covers the formation of relative clauses and the use of relative pronouns to provide additional context. Mastering these concepts will enhance your understanding of English grammar and improve your communication skills.

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Understanding Passive Voice and Reported Speech in English Grammar

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  1. A1 Unit 9 Unit 10

  2. PASSIVE VOICE The form of the passive voice: subject to be participle My car was repaired

  3. PASSIVE VOICE We use the passive when: * we want to make the active object more important * we do not know the active subject

  4. REPORTED STATEMENTS • When transforming sentences we have to change: • Pronouns • Tenses (backshift) • Adverbs of time and place

  5. CHANGE OF TENSES

  6. REPORTED QUESTIONS • When transforming a question you also have to change the word order into indirect questions (affirmative sentence). • e.g. „Do you like ice-cream?“ She asked if I liked ice-cream. • „What is you favourite film?“ He wanted to know what my favourite film was.

  7. ORDERS AND REQUESTS To transform commands and requests we use infinitive clause. • e.g. „Sit down.“ She told us to sit down. • „Can you open the window, please?“ She asked me to open the window.

  8. RELATIVE CLAUSES In relative clauses you learn some additional information about the main clause. • e.g. I don´t know the woman Tom is talking to. He didn´t answer my call, which was strange. Do you know the boy whose mother is a nurse?

  9. RELATIVE PRONOUNS

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