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Passive or Active?
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Engels
Middelbare school
havo, vwo
Leerjaar 3-6
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Passive or Active?
Slide 1 - Slide
What makes a sentence passive?
Slide 2 - Mind map
What is the subject in this sentence?
The lion bit the man.
(Onderwerp)
The lion bit the man.
Slide 3 - Open question
What is the object in this sentence?
The lion bit the man.
Slide 4 - Open question
Try to make the following sentence passive:
The lion bit the man.
Slide 5 - Open question
Passive sentences in 5 steps
Identify the subject, verb and object
Identify the tense by looking at the verb
Use object as new subject
Add form of 'to be' and change verb into past participle
Add rest of the sentence and agent if needed
The lion bit the man. --> The man was bitten by the lion.
Slide 6 - Slide
Why Passive?
- To emphasise the 'victim' of an action
- When the 'agent' is irrelevant or unknown
The man was bitten by the lion.
Milk is made by farmers.
The thief was arrested (by the police).
Most cars are made in Asia.
Slide 7 - Slide
am/ is/ are + past participle
Active
Someone
cleans
the office everyday
My boss
doesn't ask
me to work late.
Passive
The office
is cleaned
every day.
I
am not asked
by my boss to work late.
Slide 8 - Slide
was/ were + past participle
Active
Someone
painted
our house last month.
The noise
did not wake
me up.
Passive
Our house
was painted
last month.
I
was not woken
up by the noise.
Slide 9 - Slide
have/has been + past participle
Active
UPS
has delivered
the letters.
Thomas
has written
many books.
Passive
The letters
have been delivered
by UPS.
Many books
have been written
by Thomas.
Slide 10 - Slide
will/can + be + past participle
Active
The police
will arrest
the thief as soon as possible.
The supermarkets
can sell
the products when they arrive.
Passive
The thief
will be arrested
as soon as possible.
The products
can be sold
when they arrive.
Slide 11 - Slide
The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A
passive
B
active
Slide 12 - Quiz
'Boys like to play soccer.'
A
Passive
B
Active
Slide 13 - Quiz
'This room has been painted blue.'
A
Passive
B
Active
Slide 14 - Quiz
'Cricket is played in Australia.'
A
Passive
B
Active
Slide 15 - Quiz
'The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.'
A
Passive
B
Active
Slide 16 - Quiz
'The search will be stopped because of the storm.'
A
Passive
B
Active
Slide 17 - Quiz
Make the sentence passive:
Mr Tip teaches the pupils of H4_6.
Slide 18 - Open question
Make the sentence passive:
Mr Tip has taught them for four months now.
Slide 19 - Open question
Make the sentence passive:
Mr Tip will teach them the coming months as well.
Slide 20 - Open question
Make a passive.
Start with 'a goal'...
Slide 21 - Open question
Make a passive.
Start with 'the oranges'...
Slide 22 - Open question
Practice
Easy
https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive3.htm
intermediate
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html
Advanced
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/passive_quiz.htm
Slide 23 - Slide
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