Unit 3 The Passive

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

Why is the passive form useful?

1. to talk about things without knowing who did them
2. to talk about things without focussing on who did them
3. focussing on who did something
4. active sentences are too direct

Choose the sentence in the passive.

1. The Headmaster gives the present.
2. The Headmaster is giving the present.
3. The present was given to the Headmaster.
4. The Headmaster gave the present.

Choose the passive sentence.

1. The zookeeper picked up the leaves.
2. The woman was sweeping the floor.
3. Leaves were swept up.
4. The people were laughing.

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

1. The farmer is harvesting the corn.
2. The farmer has harvested the corn.
3. The corn has been harvested by the farmer.
4. Harvesting corn is a heavy job.

Choose the sentence in the passive.

1. Our book will be handed to our teacher.
2. We will hand our book to the teacher.
3. We hand our book to the teacher.
4. We're going to hand our book to the teacher.

Rewrite in the Passive Voice:
They won the game
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Put into the passive:
They make a test every week
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Change into the passive:
Storms will destroy villages.
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Change into the passive the passive:
They haven't prepared the food yet
(you don't have to write 'by...')

Do you understand the passive now?

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

Homework

Exercise: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

on page 125.