Passive & Reporting Verbs

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• Leerjaar 3

The passive

Remember???

add a form of 'to be' + past participle of the active verb

A:  I walk the dog

P:  The dog is walked

Active or Passive?
Alan teaches geography.

1. active
2. passive

Many questions were asked.

1. Active
2. Passive

Active/passive?
The door was shut with a big bang.

1. Active
2. Passive

more complicated??

1- modals  (can , could, should, etc)

2- more verbs in one sentence (promise, help, enjoy, love) 

3- passive reporting structure

Practise online

https://www.grammaring.com/passive-voice-with-reporting-verbs

1. Passive with modals

He should have been told to stay at home. 

You might be surprised by him.

Works the same as regular passive, just add a modal

Beware: Don't forget to use the same tense in the passive as in the active sentence

You should answer the easy questions first.
Turn into a passive sentence: The easy questions......

They could feel the earthquake 20 km away.

Passive: the earthquake .......

2. More verbs in one sentence

Unit 2: infinitives and - ing forms (gerund) 

I hope to be told what to do during the test. 

I dislike being given presents.

The 'to be' needed for the passive is put in the infinitive form or gerund form. 

always followed by to inifinitive

hope

dislike is always followed by an - ing form (gerund)

dislike

He denied ________ ('to be' + offer) a bribe

Deny is always followed by -ing form/gerund

He wants _______ ('to be' + send) home.

want is followed by a to infinitive

3. Passive reporting structure

Options with Reporting Verbs

--> It  +  reporting verb in the passive  +  that

It is assumed that girls are better in maths than boys.

--> Subject  +  reporting verb in the passive + to infinitive

Girls are claimed to understand maths better. 

--> There  +  reporting verb in the passive +  to infinitive

There is expected to be a bonfire late at night.  

It _______ ('to be'+ believe + that) the virus is no longer in the country.

We __________('to be'+ suppose+ 'to be') living under strict rules until the virus is gone.

There ________ a lot of confusion about certain rules; which ones do we follow?

1. seems to be
2. seems to being
3. seems to have been

00:08

Alex ____________that she's all about the drama

1. is claiming
2. is stating
3. argues
4. states

00:39

What does 'flamboyant' mean?

1. insane
2. elaborate
3. lacking colour
4. modest

02:26

What did the woman say to the bride? (USE a reporting verb & the passive)

03:23

The mother.....(reporting verb)........

03:43

The mother _____________ that the dress isn't 'bridal'.

1. argues
2. is arguing
3. thinks
4. thought

04:04

The red dress ..(reporting verb)..to win over Alex's mom.

To finish for Monday:

Reporting Verbs (SB) p. 81 &
EM Unit 8 p. 54-55

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