13-01 : Revision the passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

TODAY

Revision

CANDY TEST

1. overvaller

2. zakkenroller

3. waardevol

4. insurance

5. burglary

6. fugitive

CANDY TEST KEYS

1. robber

2. pickpocket

3. valuable

4. verzekering

5. inbraak

6. voortvluchtige

What is the subject in this sentence?

The lion bit the man.

(Onderwerp)

The lion bit the man.

What is the object in this sentence?

(Leidend voorwerp)

The lion bit the man.

What makes a sentence passive?

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

The student is taught (by the teacher).

The man was 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.

....all the possibilities......

Make a passive:
Lots of books ... (buy) by my father every year.

1. are bought
2. is bought
3. were bought
4. have been bought

Make a passive sentence:
Lots of books ... (read) by children in 1890.

1. are read
2. is read
3. were read
4. have been read

Make a passive sentence

1. Tom should fix that car.

2. Kelly has written 5 letters.

3. We bought a lot of presents for Christmas.

4.  She was doing the dishes yesterday.

5.  We are studying the passive.

KEYS

1. That car should be fixed by Tom.

2. Five letters have been written by Kelly.

3. A lot of presents were bought for Christmas by us.

4. The dishes were being done by her yesterday.

5. The passive is being studied by us.

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