2. Martin Cooper made the
first mobile call .
The first mobile call was
made by Martin Cooper.
Active Voice Passive Voice
3. Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call .
The first mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper .
Subject
Subject
Active verb Object
Past Simple
Passive verb by + the agent
(object)Verb be
Past Simple
Past
Participle
+ +
+ +
Active Voice
Passive Voice
4. The passive Voice without a by phrase:
By +
the
agent
The agent is:
a vague entity- unknown
obvious
people in general
not important
5. The first mobile phone
was called “the brick”.
People called the first mobile
phone “the brick”.
Passive Voice
People in general
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