Use of passive in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include passive at the start of sentence, passive at the end of sentence and passive in the middle of sentence

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passive at the start of sentence


  1. Passive smoking can be deadly too.

passive at the end of sentence


  1. In spite of my efforts, the boy remained passive.
  2. In the sentence 'He was seen there', 'was seen' is in the passive.
  3. This construction should not be confused with the regular passive.
  4. My father won't let me go out tonight. Let is not used in the passive.

passive in the middle of sentence


  1. He has a passive disposition.
  2. He's very passive in the relationship.
  3. He had a passive expression on his face.
  4. He has a passive expression on his face.
  5. Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.
  6. He played a passive role in the relationship.
  7. His passive attitude made things easier for me.
  8. They want less passive ways of filling their time.
  9. Women are reduced to merely playing a passive role.
  10. Campaigners handed out leaflets on passive smoking.
  11. We should translate this sentence in passive voice.
  12. The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences.
  13. They tried to achieve their aims by passive resistance.
  14. Doctors say passive smoking has caused his lung cancer.
  15. She acted in passive obedience to her boss's directions.
  16. Kathy seems to take a very passive role in the relationship.
  17. You find a greater use of the passive in scientific writing.
  18. We are passive recipients of information from the world around us.
  19. It's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking.
  20. She wore a passive expression on her face as if she didn't care what happened.
  21. If we lag behind other nations in economy, we will be thrown into a passive position.
  22. Blind children tend to be more passive in this area of motor development than sighted children.
  23. When changed into the passive, 'The dog chased the cat' becomes 'The cat was chased by the dog'.
  24. The Mahatma instigated several campaigns of passive resistance against the British government in India.

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