Mission 14 5H the passive 25

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Mission 14

Vocabulary 

take it for granted that (verb phrase)

potential (adjective)

misconception (noun)

Lesson goal - the passive

At the end of this class you can:

- recognise the passive 

- understand the use of the passive 

Important bc:

the passive is used in formal essays

Imporant because:

you can use the techniques in your letters and essays (Part of the 5H PTA). 

Passive or Active?

The Sussexes - Harry and Meghan (BBC)

The couple's children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are enrolled to start at a British school in September.

King Charles was told of the move on Sunday.

The Sussexes - Harry and Meghan (The Guardian)

The property is believed to be outside London, and the children are enrolled to start school in September.

King Charles was reportedly informed on Sunday that his son and daughter-in-law would return to Britain.

Passive: what, why & when

What: A sentence is passive when the subject of the sentence receives someone or something else's action. 

Why :

• it creates more distance/it sounds more business-like
• you focus on what happened and not on who 'did' the action.

When: for instance in essays and papers, newspapers

Man charged in murder investigation

A man has been charged in connection with the investigation into the murder of a 52-year-old man in Dublin's south inner city on Monday. The man, who is in his 40s, was arrested yesterday and questioned at Pearse Street Garda Station.He has since been charged and is due in court this morning.

A woman in her 30s, who was also arrested as part of the investigation, has been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. 

Isaac Horgan was found sitting on a couch in his flat at Markievicz House at around 11am on Monday. He had been stabbed in the upper leg and was pronounced dead a short time later in hospital.

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Passive: how

How:

Example:

John carried  Jill  across the threshold. 

subject / onderwerp =  John

verb / werkwoord = carried

direct object / lijdend voorwerp = Jill

                         

Passive: how

How:

Example:

John carried  Jill across the threshold 

Jill was carried across the threshold by John

subject / onderwerp = Jill

verb / werkwoord = was carried

add 'by' 

                         

The Passive

Compare:

a. The detective is questioning the suspect

b. The suspect is being questioned (by the detective).

Active - passive

The thief breaks the glass

present simple

           The glass is broken (by the thief)

 to be + voltooid deelwoord, nadruk op actie niet op dader!

Tenses

The glass is broken (by the thief)        present simple

The glass is being broken                   present continuous

The glass was broken                          past simple

The glass was being broken                past continuous

The glass has been broken                 present perfect

The glass had been broken                 past perfect

        

 to be + voltooid deelwoord, nadruk op actie niet op dader!

Mission 14

Do 

Phrases and grammar:

Ex. 4,5

Ready?

do 2 and 3

Homework

Finish phrases 8 & 9

Study the theory on the passive

Study the phrases 

Strands

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