Grammar 8-3-2022

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

TUESDAY

TUESDAY

What's the difference between these sentences?

Somebody built this house in 1935.

This house was built in 1935.

What's the difference?

Passive

• The emphasis is on what happens to a subject. Who or what causes the action is often unknown or unimportant. 
  
• A lot of money was stolen in the robbery.
  (Somebody stole it, we don't know who)
  
• Is this room cleaned everyday?
  (does someone clean it? Not important who)

Passive

• If you want to say who does or what caused the action, you use "by ...."
  
  
• This house was built by my grandfather. 
• Two hundred people are employed by the company. 

Passive

How to form the passive

be (is/was etc.) + past participle (done, cleaned, seen etc.)

Present simple -> am / are / is + past participle

Past simple -> was / were + past participle

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 (singular/ plural)
4. Add form of 'to be' and change verb into past participle
5. Add rest of the sentence and "by ..." if needed

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 past 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!

Boys like to play soccer.

1. Active
2. Passive

This room has been painted blue.

1. Active
2. Passive

Cricket is played in Australia

1. Active
2. Passive

You might see dolphins here.

1. Active
2. Passive

They were singing a song in the lesson yesterday.

1. Active
2. Passive

A letter was written to her some days ago.

1. Active
2. Passive

Make this sentence passive:
She bought four apples.

Make this sentence passive:
The police arrested the thieves.

Make this sentence passive:
The policemen help the children.

Make this sentence passive:
Mother waters the flowers.

Make this sentence passive:
The students handed in the reports.

Make this sentence passive:
Sue puts the bag on the floor.

Time for work

Do: Unit 42+43