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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-6

Passive (tense)

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Active

Het onderwerp voert een actie uit.

I paint the room.

Passive

Het onderwerp overkomt iets.

The room was painted (by me).

En daardoor verandert de werkwoordstijd en wisselen zinsdelen van plek.

Active persoonsvorm:

Kan elke werkwoordstijd zijn, wij werken nu alleen met present simple of past simple.

Mike made a brownie.

Passive persoonsvorm:

vorm van to be plus het voltooid deelwoord van het werkwoord.

A brownie was made by Mike.

Active

Present simple:

The company hires the woman.

Past simple:

He delivered the letters.

Passive

Present simple:

The woman is hired by the company.

Past simple:

The letters were delivered.

Passive Voice

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What makes a sentence passive?

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

The woman is bitten (by the dog).

The wound was stitched (by the doctor).

+ the subject is not doing the verb

Tense

ACTIVE= He is stealing a bike.

ACTIVE

ONDERWERP = WIE /WAT het doet staat vooraan de zin.

PASSIVE: The bike is stolen.

PASSIVE

DE ACTIE  staat vooraan. NIET wie het doet

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

This room was painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

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

The secretary writes an email

The musicians play another song

The emails are sent by the secretary now

The songs are played in a different order

Active

Passive

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Make the sentence active:
Cedric was murdered by Lord Voldemort

1. Cedric is murdered by Lord Voldemort
2. Cedric murdered Lord Voldemort
3. Lord Voldemort murdered Cedric
4. Lord Voldemort murders Cedric

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Make active:
Hogwarts has been chosen to host a legendary event

1. A legendary event chose Hogwarts to host
2. The board chose Hogwarts to host a legendary event
3. It was Hogwarts that was chosen to host a legendary event

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Make active:
He was sent to Azkaban

1. They sent him to Azkaban
2. He sent them to Azkaban
3. They were sent him to Azkaban

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Make active:
you will be rewarded

1. We reward you
2. You are rewarded
3. A reward will be given to you
4. We will reward you

Passive = form of 'to be' + past participle

My room is cleaned.

 I think loads of films were made there.

I was told the scenery in Avatar was based on this landscape.

The girls are decorated with flowers.

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Active: The cat chased the mouse.
Passive: The mouse...

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Active: The goose fed the panda.
Passive:

What does a conjunction do?

Conjunctions

Een voegwoord (‘conjunction’) is een woord dat twee deelzinnen ('clauses') met elkaar verbindt. Ze geven een andere reden van voegen weer, zoals bijvoorbeeld:

opsomming, reden of oorzaak, gevolg, tegenstelling, etc.

Conjunctions

I like both dogs ______ cats.

1. also
2. but
3. and
4. if

___ it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive.

1. After
2. Yet
3. Either
4. If

The items are on sale in the local store _____ not online.

1. but
2. although
3. and
4. or

Neither my mother _____ my father will be able to attend the party on Sunday.

1. or
2. not
3. nor
4. and

Luke was late to the party ______ his car broke down on the highway.

1. if
2. because
3. while
4. although