⏰ Aim for a TOEIC score of 900+ in 15 minutes a day! Mastering the Passive Voice: Part 5 Grammar Strengthening Day 13

■ Learning Content

・TOEIC Part 5 Passive Voice Strategy
・How to identify 'be + past participle'
・Understanding the difference from the active voice
・Memorizing frequently used business expressions

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■ Learning Points

A frequent topic in TOEIC Part 5 is

👉 Passive Voice

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The passive voice expresses the meaning of

“to be done.”

For example,

“The report was completed.”

→ The report was completed

→ The report is finished

In TOEIC, it frequently appears in business scenes such as:

✔ Emails

✔ Meetings

✔ Contracts

✔ Product shipments

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■ Basic Form of Passive Voice

Passive Voice

be verb + past participle

Example

“The contract was signed yesterday.”

→ The contract was signed yesterday

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“The package was delivered this morning.”

→ The package was delivered this morning

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■ Difference from Active Voice

Active Voice

“The manager approved the proposal.”

→ The manager approved the proposal

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Passive Voice

“The proposal was approved by the manager.”

→ The proposal was approved by the manager

In TOEIC, the passive voice is often used because what was done is more important than who did it.

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■ Frequently Used Past Participles in TOEIC

Contracts/Meetings

approved

→ approved

scheduled

→ scheduled

confirmed

→ confirmed

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Products/Logistics

delivered
→ delivered

shipped
→ shipped

received

→ received

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Systems/Equipment

installed
→ installed

repaired
→ repaired

updated

→ updated

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■ Practice Problem 1

The meeting _____ for next Monday.
A. schedules

B. scheduled
C. is scheduled

D. scheduling

👉 The meeting is not the one doing the scheduling

👉 It is the one being scheduled

✅ Correct Answer: C. is scheduled

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■ Practice Problem 2

The documents _____ to all employees yesterday.

A. sent

B. were sent

C. sending

D. send

👉 The documents are not the ones doing the sending

👉 They are the ones being sent

✅ Correct Answer: B. were sent

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■ Practice Problem 3

The software has been _____ successfully.

A. install

B. installs

C. installed

D. installing

👉 After 'has been'

👉 Past participle

✅ Correct Answer: C. installed

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■ Frequently Used Passive Voice Expressions

be scheduled for

scheduled for ~

“The conference is scheduled for June 15.”

→ The conference is scheduled for June 15

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be required to

required to ~

“Employees are required to wear ID cards.”

→ Employees are required to wear ID cards

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be invited to

invited to ~

“Customers are invited to attend the event.”

→ Customers are invited to attend the event

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■ Tips for Increasing Your Score

In TOEIC passive voice problems,

first look at the subject.

Example

The report

The package

The contract

The equipment

These

❌ cannot act on their own

↓

✅ High probability of being

“done”

↓

Suspect passive voice

Solving with this flow will increase your accuracy.

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■ Practice Mini-Test

Problem 1

The final report was _____ to the client yesterday.

A. send

B. sent

C. sending

D. sends

✅ Correct Answer: B

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Problem 2

All participants are _____ to register online.

A. require

B. requiring

C. required

D. requirement

✅ Correct Answer: C

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Problem 3

The new system has been _____ throughout the company.

A. implement

B. implemented

C. implementing

D. implements

✅ Correct Answer: B

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■ Summary of Today

✅ Passive voice = be + past participle

✅ Meaning of “to be done”

✅ Very frequent in TOEIC

✅ Check if the subject can perform the action

✅ 'has been + past participle' is also frequent

The passive voice is a standard problem in Part 5.

If you can judge

“This is the passive voice”

the moment you see it, it will become a major source of points.

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■ Tomorrow's Preview

In Day 14,

👉 we will master “Infinitives (to do) and Gerunds (doing).”

Let's master one of the grammar areas where TOEIC test-takers make the most mistakes.

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