Angol nyelvtani gyakorlatok III. [antikvár]

INTRODUCTION The Passive Voice is used: 1. When the subject of the active construction is unknown or va^ggie; ¦ somebody, they, one etc. E.g. Milk is used for making butter and cheese. The matter will be discussed tomorrow. English is spoken all over the world. 2. When we tj^e grea^ter interest in the objecif than in the subj^t'of -the action. E.g. This poem was written by Keats. Our dog was run over by a car. , 3. When the subject of the a.ctive construction is not ¦ mentioned on account of modesty, tact, etc. E.g. Enough has been said here of a subject which will be treated more fully in a subsequent chapter, 4. Especially in written language, the passive is used as a device to save changing the subject of a sentence. E.g. Ha spoke at great length; people asked him many questions at the end, which he answered satisfactorily. /Active/ He spoken at great length, was asked many questions at the end, and answered them all s ati s fact ori ly/Pas sive/