Verbs without an object (intransitive verb) normally cannot form a personal passive sentence (as there is no object that can become the subject of the passive sentence). So every verb that needs an object (transitive verb) can form a personal passive.Įxample: They build houses. Personal Passive simply means that the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. Which object to transform into a subject depends on what you want to put the focus on.Īs you can see in the examples, adding by Rita does not sound very elegant. Rewriting an active sentence with two objects in passive voice means that one of the two objects becomes the subject, the other one remains an object. Passive Sentences with Two Objects Level: intermediate the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)Įxamples of Passive Level: lower intermediate TenseĮxamples of Passive Level: upper intermediate Tense.the finite form of the verb is changed ( to be + past participle).the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following: Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)