Passive

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

Passives

Part 1

What makes a sentence passive?

'to be' + past participle (volt. dlw) makes a passive sentence

Active: The teacher teaches the student.

• Passive: The student is taught (by the teacher).

Active: The dog bites the man.

• Passive: The man is bitten (by the dog).

How to recognize a passive sentence...

• check if there is a form of 'to be' used (am, are, is, was, were, been)
• is it followed by a participle (voltooid deelwoord)?
• is it followed by 'by + noun or pronoun? If not, can it be followed by 'by zombies'?

Are all answers 'yes'? Congratulations, you have a passive sentence.

ACTIVE= He steals a bike.

Steals = present simple

ACTIVE

ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.

is (form of 'to be') = present simple

stolen = voltooid deelwoord

PASSIVE

DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

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 friends have been looking forward to meeting her.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

Drag and drop the passive sentence(s) into the box.

The man is eating his bread.

The thief was caught by the police.

The government was shut down.

Can you recognize the passive now?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe
4. Sort of

Active -> passive = + 1 vorm van to be + vlt dlw

• The independent assistant persuades the reluctant nominee to come and collect his award.
  
• The reluctant nominee 
• The reluctant nominee is 
• The reluctant nominee is persuaded
• The reluctant nominee is persuaded to come and collect his award (by the independent assistant). 

The biologist denied the allegations.
(put "the doer" between brackets)

We will have passed the exams.
(put "the doer" between brackets)

I am paying him too much attention.
(put "the doer" between brackets)

The coast guards have prevented the refugee from entering the country.

Let op: do / does

• Do you dub him the sexiest actor?
• You dub him the sexiest actor.
  
• He is
  
• He is dubbed the sexiest actor.
  
• Is he dubbed the sexiest actor?

• Do / Does            →       Is / Are / Am
• don’t / doesn’t   →     isn’t / aren’t / 

                                                 am not

• Did                        →      Was / Were
• didn’t                    →   wasn’t / weren’t

ACTIVE

PASSIVE

• Shall I do it for you?
  
• Will it be done for you?
  

Let op: shall

Change into the passive:
Did the RSPCA rescue three cats?
(put "the doer" between brackets)

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

Let's practice. 

In pairs decide on the best answers... 

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What is the correct passive?
He gave Tomoko the keys.

1. Tomoko was given the keys.
2. The keys were given to Tomoko.
3. Both are correct.