Passive voice subject A passive voice construction is a grammatical voice construction that is found in many languages. In a clause with passive voice, the grammatical subject expresses the theme or patient of the main verb – that is, the person or thing that undergoes the action or has its state changed. 1 20 sentences in passive voice from newspaper 2 Passive voice - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary. 3 passive voice examples 4 The passive is a verb form in which the subject receives the action of the verb. For example, "I was born on a Saturday." This Everyday Grammar is all about the passive voice. The passive is a. 5 The voice of a verb refers to the subject that is performing the verb, or the subject that is having the verb done to them. The passive voice structure is direct object-verb-subject. Unlike active voice, passive sentences emphasize the result of the action. Active: The bird ate the seeds. Passive: The seeds were eaten by the bird. 6 Passive voice: the object of the verb is followed by the verb (usually a form of “to be” + past participle + the word “by”) and then the subject (e.g., “the cookies were eaten by the children”). 7 active and passive voice in newspaper articles 8 This lesson will go over passive voice, which is often used in Norwegian. 9 Tasks that will help you understand the difference between passive and active voice. 10