H4 Passive

Passive or Active?
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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 3-6

In deze les zitten 23 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

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Passive or Active?

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

What makes a sentence passive?

Slide 2 - Woordweb

What is the subject in this sentence?
The lion bit the man.
(Onderwerp)
The lion bit the man.

Slide 3 - Open vraag

What is the object in this sentence?
The lion bit the man.

Slide 4 - Open vraag

Try to make the following sentence passive:
The lion bit the man.

Slide 5 - Open vraag

Passive sentences in 5 steps
  1. Identify the subject, verb and object 
  2. Identify the tense by looking at the verb
  3. Use object as new subject 
  4. Add form of 'to be' and change verb into past participle
  5. Add rest of the sentence and agent if needed
The lion bit the man.     -->    The man was bitten by the lion.

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

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 - Tekstslide

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 - Tekstslide

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 - Tekstslide

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 - Tekstslide

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 - Tekstslide

The Government is planning a new road near my house.
A
passive
B
active

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

'Boys like to play soccer.'
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

'This room has been painted blue.'
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

'Cricket is played in Australia.'
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

'The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.'
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

'The search will be stopped because of the storm.'
A
Passive
B
Active

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

Make the sentence passive:
Mr Tip teaches the pupils of H4_6.

Slide 18 - Open vraag

Make the sentence passive:
Mr Tip has taught them for four months now.

Slide 19 - Open vraag

Make the sentence passive:
Mr Tip will teach them the coming months as well.

Slide 20 - Open vraag

Make a passive.
Start with 'a goal'...

Slide 21 - Open vraag

Make a passive.
Start with 'the oranges'...

Slide 22 - Open vraag