The Passive Voice

The theme of our course paper is the Passive Voice. It deals with the general characteristic of the Passive Voice and its usage. The practical part of the paper is based on the material of the scientific literature. It is very important for English learners to know the general characteristic of the Passive Voice since they must realize that the Passive Voice is often applied in the English language.

INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………..3
CHAPTER I. THE PASSIVE VOICE AS THE GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THE VERB…………………………………………………………………..5
1.1. Verbal Categories of Voice…………………………………………5
1.1.1. General outline of the Active and the Passive Voice in English…………………………………………………………………5
1.1.2. Semantic and lexical differences……………………………..5
1.2. The General Characteristic of the Passive Voice in English……….7
1.2.1. The formation of the Passive Voice………………………….7
1.2.2. Different kinds of passives……………………………………9
1.2.3. The interaction of the passive voice with modals and perfect tenses……………………………………………………………………9
1.2.4. The usage of the Passive Voice………………………………10
1.2.5. Stative passives……………………………………………..13
CHAPTER II. THE PECULIARITIES OF THE USE OF THE PASSIVE VOICE IN THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE…………………………………………..15
CONCLUSIONS…………………………………………………………………22
LIST OF USED LITERATURE…………………………………………………24