Passive

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Passive 

Active or Passive?
She is reading the newspaper now.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
These cars are produced in Japan.

1. active
2. passive

Active / passive?
They often listen to music.

1. active
2. passive

Passive =

 
onbekend of niet belangrijk

wie de persoon is,

WEL wat hij doet

The man occupied the couch

The couch was occupied

by the man

The man occupied the couch

The couch was occupied

(by the man)

Active or Passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

Active or Passive?
Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906.

1. active
2. passive

Hoe herken je een passieve zin?

active -> passive

Active:        A thief stole my bike.

Passive:

1. object (lijdend voorwerp) becomes subject (onderwerp)

2. add to be + past prticiple (voltooid deelwoord)

                      My bike was stolen. 

              

Change to passive:

The police caught the thief.

Change to passive:

Somebody wrote the Bible many years ago

Change to passive:

The fire completely destroyed the house.

Change to passive:

My grandfather built this house in 1943.

The biker demolished the bike

The bike was demolished

(by the biker)

Dus het gaat er niet om of iemand

passief is of actief is

 maar WAT gebeurt er en niet door WIE.