Passive voice to describe a

process
 USE OF PASSIVE VOICE
• IT IS USED WHEN THE FOCUS IS ON THE
ACTION.
• WHO performs the action is not important or
not known
 FORM OF PASSIVE

• Subject + to be + Past Participle

(3rd column of irregular verbs)
• Example: A letter was written.
ACTIVE:
The Operator supervises bags to detect
defects

PASSIVE:

bags supervised to detect

defects By The operator
 More examples
Operator 3 packs the product
• The product is packed by the
operator
The machine stacks the bliss cartons
• The bliss cartons are stacked (by the
machine)
 vocabulary
• to assemble
• assembly line
• Automation
• Bulk production
• continuous processing line
• Raw material
• Palletizing
• Stack or pile
• Warehouse

• Carton former
machine
• Shipping bliss
Carton