Passive

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Grammar: the Passive

Wild penguins attacked my sister.
'Wild penguins' is the ....

1. subject (onderwerp)
2. verb (werkwoord)
3. object (lijdend voorwerp)

Wild penguins attacked my sister.
'attacked' is the ...

1. subject (onderwerp)
2. verb (werkwoord)
3. object (lijdend voorwerp)

Wild penguins attacked my sister.
'my sister' is the ...

1. subject
2. verb
3. object

object

What is the difference between an active and a passive sentence?

Active sentence

(SVO)

1 subject

2 verb

3 object

I am looking at you.

The first thing or person in the sentence is active (doing something)

Passive sentence

(OVS)

- object

- verb

(- subject)

You are being looked at (by me).

The first thing or person is NOT active, therefore passive

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s

v

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Can you recognize a passive sentence?

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

Boys like to play soccer.

1. passive
2. active

This room has been painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.

1. passive
2. active

How can you construct a passive?

1: Object <-> subject

2: Add form of 'to be'

3: Main verb -> past participle

Forms of 'to be'

Present: is

Past: was

Continuous: being

Future: be

Perfect: been

Let's try now!

Active = My father is washing the car.
Passive =

1. The car is washing my father
2. The car was been washed by my father
3. The car has been washed by my father
4. The car is being washed by my father

Active = She pays a lot of money.
Passive =

1. A lot of many has been payed by her
2. A lot of money is being payed by her
3. A lot of money is payed by her
4. A lot of money is going to be payed by her

Active = He didn't open the book. Passive =

1. The book has never been opened
2. The book wasn't opened
3. The book has not been opened
4. The book isn't opened

Active: Is she preparing the party?
Passive:

1. The party is being prepared by her?
2. Isn't the party prepared by her?
3. Is the party being prepared by her?
4. Is the party prepared by her?

Now let's type it yourselves

The room....... (clean) every day.

I don't think this room.... (clean) yesterday.

He must fill in the form.

She is carrying all the boxes.

One day English.... (speak) everywhere.

The motorway... (close already) for three days.

I saw an accident yesterday. Two people..... (take) to hospital.

Which three steps do you have to take to make a sentence from active into passive?

For any one who wants to take notes:

Let's make page 99 A,B,C,F,G

Active sentence

(SVO)

1 subject

2 verb

3 object

I am looking at you.

The first thing or person in the sentence is active (doing something)

Passive sentence

(OV)

- object

- verb

(- subject)

You are being looked at (by me).

The first thing or person is NOT active, therefore passive

s

v

o

s

v

o

1: Object <-> subject

2: Add form of 'to be'

3: Main verb -> past participle

Forms of 'to be'

Present: is

Past: was

Continuous: being

Future: be

Perfect: been