The Passive: When, why, and how to use it 

Excellent video, Adam. Let's try out a sentence in the passive: the material was presented in a clear and coherent manner! :)

Hey Adam, I just wanted to congratulate you on this video. I have recently started work as an English teacher and I feel like you do an incredible job of simplifying everything in to an understandable format for everyone. Keep up the good work and thank you !

I had this video waiting on my Watch Later list for months, and I'm glad I finally watched it! Always bringing good explanations!

I'm a native English speaker, and have hated English classes most of my life. This kind of stuff has always been boring to me... Now I'm 33, and I'm having to go back and learn things like this, because I have a desire to become a writer. Everything I've read has said to avoid Passive Voice in writing, and it's difficult, because sometimes it feels natural to me... I thank you so much for this video, because the idea of shifting focus, and keeping things relevant, is where I can see passive voice being a problem in a lot of cases.... It can feel boring, too, because of the focus shift that occurs for the reader... But the way you've explained it, I can see where passive voice is actually really useful, when used APPROPRIATELY! I've never had anyone explain the mechanics of English so wonderfully, thank you!

"Millions of people are not really important, we don't really care about them...what's important is CONSUMPTION" Sadly true in so many levels

Dear teacher it's the first time somebody explains to me the passive voice focuses on when you use it in English instead of changing and translating from active to passive. Thank you very much for your great lesson. I love it

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Thanks, Adam! I have been using your videos since the beginning of my graduation. And tomorrow I'll be teaching passive, and this video of yours has helped me a lot like always!

Teacher, I'm here in Brazil, I am watching all your videos, one-by-one, it's impressive how I'm able to understand entirely what you say!!! Thank SO much!! You're the best teacher ever!!!!!

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What I really like of you is that you never hide your fouls or unintended mistakes .

BEST PASSIVE VOICE CLASS EVER!!... THANK U VERY MUCH!!!!

Hi Adam, thank you very much for your encouraging words like" very simple", "everybody knows this, no problem" during your lesson, this really gives a stimulating effect to learn further...Best wishes, your learner.

Adam, you’re fantastic! I can finally learn with much ease.

Amazing video! I'm an English native and this has helped me so much. I tend to make the mistakes of passive voice misuse and could never understand why. Thank you!

Thanks for the class! Teacher, you clearly explained the rules of passive voice and as usual you gave us good tips for creating a correct text structure for the TOEFL and IELTS tests.

So many videos out there demonize the passive voice. Thank you for pointing out that it IS useful and for your very good explanation as to some of those uses.

thanks a lot Adam. . you're doing a great job!. your lessons are very hepful

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love you, teacher. Finally I found an online teacher who teaches easily to understand . Thank you ❤️❤️

....you're so lovely when you say: "...who cares?, ..i'm drivin, i'm happy!" LOL!

Nodoby taught me this use of passive voice in high school, thanks a bunch.

You are a great teacher . I face tribulations in my ielts writing because of lack of sentences variety.. Thanks for this ...really appreciated..

I'm totally awestruck by how well you have explained it!

Thank you sir, this really helped me with my sentences. Thanks from the U.S.

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I love the way he left an error in the lesson and how smoothly he dealt with it, great teaching and presentation.

Thank you, Adam, for this useful lesson and for your amazing way of explaining and teaching.

Hello everyone, The lesson turned out to be difficult for me. I manage to get 8/10. Although i didn't get 100% i'm happy. I'm going to get into passive voice in English. It seems to be very useful. As always Adam made a great lesson. All necessary information was covered. Btw. Merry Christmas everyone. 🎅 I wish you all the best in English learning. ;)

Excellent lesson and great teacher! I'd like some more advanced videos about passive.

He is the best teacher I've ever seen. I wish to know where he teach, so I might enroll in the same school. English has became easier because of him.

Thank you very much, your lectures are more interesting and helpful for me than ever before!

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Thank you Adam. it was very nice lesion.

Thank you, Adam, for helping me improve my understanding of writing mechanics.

Your lessons make me understand the concepts easily, in addition, that I can bear it in my mind and become unforgettable

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Thanks Adam for your informative lesson. It helps me a lot !

you really made me understand the importance of passive voice, I want to apply it that way from now on.

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Thank you very much! My question about why we use it is now clear to me.

that's my aim, TOEFL, good point to take away from this lesson, I din't know that!! it's important to mantain the focus of the object, this is very important, this has been a good lesson!!

Adam , im much appreciated you who can only explain this toughest portion of grammar in an easy way, and for that i say hats off you sir.

Today I started my TEFL course and this will be very helpful , thank you teacher , bless you

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Thank you! Why it wasn't explained to us in such an easy and enjoyable manner in our schools in Russia? The explanations of our teachers were so boring and complexed.

Thanks,Adam! Very lucid and impressive explanation.

I'm Italian and for me the passive form is difficult but this video help me to understand when and how I must use the passive form. Thanks Adam

Wow, loved the lesson, thank you!!!!

Dude, where were you when I took the IELTS exam, huh?

Thank you!! Your information is very complete, make it seem so easy and with sense. I´m studing english and I see all your videos, thay are very helpful.

Bravo Adam. Your explanation is so easy to understand. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us. All we teach english (maybe I´m wrong) try to give our students the best way possible explanation with the aim they don´t have any doubts about the topic we are teaching in that moment. Your video is close to 12 minutes and when you stop seeing this you think its duration was only 5 minutes. Another thing you do is, the vocabulary you use during the class which is not complicated, being familiar to everyone. I didn´t want to miss the opportunity to say thank you for all the support you give to all the people that we are not native speakers and we struggle to be better in the acquisition of a second language. God Bless you Adam. Bye!

Just one little caution about the passive voice: Don't overuse it, as it is considered weaker in force than the active voice. It's like adding salt to a recipe -- you only want to use just enough of the passive voice to enhance your speaking and writing. Using it too much tends to make your communication less effective, just as putting too much salt into a recipe ruins the food.

This viddeo really helped me. Thank you! ;)

This is the best and most useful video I have found on the subject of passive voice, when it should be used and why. Most seem to be focusing on how to eliminate it and not its value.

It is always a great pleasure for learning English with you man

This video was created by Adam

excuse me, I have a question; how can I make questions with passive voice and how can I answer it?

Great explanation! Thanks for making this public, we all appreciate it

You are one of best teacher. Now understand clearly about Passive Voice

3:46 the pen was dropped hahahahaha! :-) xx

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Thank you, that's brilliant explanation. I have always asked myself why I needed passive :)

Thank you for this video, the professor has used the easiest way to explain the passive voice. Thank you very much.

This teacher is incredible!!!!!!...using the passive voice I would say: "The lesson was fully explained by this terrific teacher"

Thank you. Lessons are awesome! I will be taking my IELTS exam next Friday, May 3rd, 2019.

Thanks so much for the class, Adam! Excellent teaching!

An outstanding point of view of the efficient use of Passive voice. This is the quid for foreign students.

I found your lessons several days ago. And I like it very much, i watch them every day now. Thank you very much for this!

I love your lessons. They are funny, interesting and you explain in an easy way!!! Thank you

My heart joyously beat as this subject of passive active was explained.

wonderful explanation. Thank you Adam for your good work!!

thank you very much for your clear explanation. i used to use the passive voice but i have never learnt why could I use it. Thank you very much indeed.

Thanks a lot Adam! Definitely, the best teacher youtube have!

I'm Turkish and thanks so much!! It's the easier way of learn the passives. Nice work!

Adam Sir you are simply incredible & your presentation is unique. Thanks for such a wonderful & informative class of Passive .

Thank you very much for this amazing lesson Now I understand the most important things about passive

My doubts was resolved by a great teacher. Thanks!

Sir Adam " You are the GOAT ( Greatest Of All Times ) in the English Teaching System . Thank you

Adam great lesson ! OMG I've been following your lessons for a while and let me tell you that even that I consider myself a good English teacher, I have Leaned tons of new ideas from you my friend....Saludos desde Morelia Michoacan , place where I live since almost five years now. I'm from USA. And to finish my thought....the class was very well understood ! EXPECT YOUR RESPONSE !!!

Amazing lesson! Thank you a lot, Adam.

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Thank you very much proffessor Adam. You are a very good teacher. Please, continue teaching english, your lessons are very helpful for me and for the other people that want to learn english. My best.

Mr Adam you are the best teacher ever. Therefore I believe this will help me to improve now.

You are a masterpiece Adam. Thank you!!

Brilliant ❤this video shaped me alot about passive voice...i thank you 🙏🙌

Adam thank you..a beautiful explanation of Passive!

Bravo, Adam! Excellent teaching! I like your style of giving the training material very much.

Tha nk you, your class was coherent and simply, because We understand why the passive voice is important: flow, to be more interesting, and coherence.

It was skipped in my high school life because i did not understand this lesson. Even i selected alternative lesson against this lesson to get enough mark. And now he made me understand how to use this. Thanks a lot

It was such a pleasure watching this video. It's beautiful how we can emphasize or give focus to something in particular just with one little change. Grammar is hot.

What a great teacher. Thanks for the video.

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Terrific video, again Adam. Solid presentation and as the comment below indicates, do not overuse the passive as it is considered weaker than the active voice. Some grammar checks will indiate this during your writing. Thank you engvid

Thank you sir... It's really interesting to understand by this method... Love from India.