Passive

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Passives

Part 1

What does 'passief' mean?

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 was bitten (by the dog).

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.

Do you understand the passive now?

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

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