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Active Passive Sentences for Year 6

Definition of Active/Passive sentences ie when it is active when it is passive for year 6 children to understand please (11 year olds).
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Passive is: 'to be' + past participle. All else is active. Note: Passive generally requires the subject and object to be reversed.

  • Passive is: 'to be' + past participle.
  • All else is active.
  • Note: Passive generally requires the subject and object to be reversed.
  • Active: I ate the cake.
  • Passive : The cake was eaten [by me].
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Passive is: 'to be' + past participle. All else is active.

Note: Passive generally requires the subject and object to be reversed.

Active: I ate the cake.
Passive : The cake was eaten [by me].

[] means optional.

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