Passive open introduction

The passive
By the end of this class

  • I know what the passive is 
  • I understand why we use the passive
  • I can use the passive in writing 

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The passive
By the end of this class

  • I know what the passive is 
  • I understand why we use the passive
  • I can use the passive in writing 

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

The Passive

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

How do we form a passive sentence?

1: Scrap the subject from our sentence (create an empty space)
2: find the Direct or Indirect Object in our sentence
3:  make object (DO/IO) new 'subject' 
Why use passive?

To focus is on what is happening, not on who does it!! 
You report on something 

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Passive: how?

Use a form of: to be + past participle
Examples: 

present tense
A: He walks the dog every evening.
P: The dog is walked every evening

past tense
A: Yesterday,  my phone broke.
P: My phone was broken


Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Extra check for a Passive
Use the check phrase 
'by zombies/grandma'
OR by + original subject 

A: I explain grammar every lesson.
P: Grammar is explained (by zombies).
P: Grammar is explained (by me).


Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Passive 
Active
Passive
present simple
I do the homework.
She eats the apples.
The homework is done (by me).
The apples are eaten (by her).
werkwoord present
am/is/are + voltooid deelwoord
past simple
I did the homework.
She ate the apples.
The homework was done (by me).
The apples were eaten (by her).
werkwoord past
was/were + voltooid deelwoord
timer
7:00

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

The passive

What do you remember?

Slide 7 - Open vraag

The Passive; Welk hulpwerkwood moet je altijd gebruiken in de Passive?

Slide 8 - Open vraag

hoe maak je een passive?

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Make this sentence passive:
The teacher explained the passive.

Slide 10 - Open vraag

Active to passive

The students understand the passive.

Slide 11 - Open vraag

Make passive
Somebody prepared lunch.

Slide 12 - Open vraag

Turn this sentence into a passive:
He invites me.

Slide 13 - Open vraag

Make Passive:
Everybody loves chocolate.

Slide 14 - Open vraag

Make 
make grammar: SB p.70 ex. 1-6
Still confused?
Raise your hand so we can do exercise 1 together 
timer
10:00

Slide 15 - Tekstslide