Passive Voice INVENTIONS Prof Laura García Model T car w a s i n v e n t e d by Henry Ford Henry Ford i n v e n t e d the Model T car What is the rule? Active • Someone does something Be • Passive Henry Ford built the car The car was built by Ford • Something is done by someone Ford will produce the Fiesta car again Fiesta will be produced again Be Ford has made Ford Eco Sport for 10 years Eco sport has been made for 10 years Be Alfred Nobel dynamite Dynamite w a s d i s c o v e r e d by Alfred Nobel The light bulb Thomas Edison The light bulb w a s i n v e n t e d by Thomas Edison The telephone w a s i n v e n t e d by Graham Bell Alan Turing The computer w a s i n v e n t e d by Alan Turing America w a s d i s c o v e r e d by Christopher Colombus Radioactivity w a s d i s c o v e r e d by Marie Curie The bicycle w a s fi r s t d e s i g n e d by John Kempt Starley from England The Sewing machine w a s i n v e n t e d by Elias Hower Jr The Ferrari 250 GTO is often considered to be one of the top sports cars of all time It was built for racing in the early 1960s and at that time, would have cost $18,000 – well over $100,000 by today’s standards if inflation is taken into account Potential buyers had to be personally approved by Enzo Ferrari himself Only 39 models were made gen a m i a n u gregar a a r a p o el icon n e c i l c a Hag The end Pro f L a u r a G a r c í a ... Henry Ford i n v e n t e d the Model T car What is the rule? Active • Someone does something Be • Passive Henry Ford built the car The car was built by Ford • Something is done by someone Ford