Mission 14 Grammar - the passive

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Mission 14 - passive 

Mission 14

Vocabulary 

take it for granted that

potential

misconception

Lesson goal - the passive

At the end of this class you can:

- recognise the passive 

- understand the use of the passive 

Imporant because:

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

Passive or Active?

Harry & Meghan - wedding

'However, it was thought that this could not have been a legal ceremony as it lacked witnesses and a registered venue, and was instead likely to have been an informal exchange of vows'.

'However, experts thought that this could not have been a legal ceremony as it lacked witnesses and a registered venue, and was instead likely to have been an informal exchange of vows'.

                                                                     --   The Guardian 31 March 2021

Harry & Meghan - wedding

'In an interview with the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, the reporter asked Mr Welby about what happened'. 

'In an interview with the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, Welby was asked about what happened'. 

                                                                 

                                                               --   The Guardian 31 March 2021

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.

                                                                                                                                                      --  RTE - 31 March 2021

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' 

                         

De tijd van het nieuwe 'to be' werkwoord in je passieve zin  hangt af van de tijd van het werkwoord in je actieve zin. 

Bijv.

John dropped Jill in the living room = past simple

                 Jill was dropped in the living room (by John)

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?

- 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.

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

'Boys like to play soccer.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'This room has been painted blue.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.'

1. Passive
2. Active

'Cricket is played in Australia.'

1. Passive
2. Active

Practice 

Easy

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive3.htm

intermediate

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html

Advanced

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/passive_quiz.htm

Mission 14

Check the theory on reported speech on p. 311, 312

Do assignment 6, MS 14.