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Passive or Active?

Murder investigation

The police have charged a man in connection with the investigation into the murder of a 52-year-old Isaac Horgan in Dublin's south inner city on Monday. They arrested the man, who is in his 40s, and questioned him at Pearse Street Garda Station.  The man has since been charged and is due in court this morning.

The police also arrested a woman in her 30s as part of the investigation, but they have released her without charge. 

The postman found  Mr  Horgan sitting on a couch in his flat at Markievicz House at around 11am on Monday. The perpetrators had stabbed him in the upper leg. Doctors in hospital pronounced Mr Horgan dead a short time later. 

                                                                                                                                                      --  RTE - 31 March 2021

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 agent 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 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.

Glastonbury 2021 was cancelled for a second year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Make active. Who/ what become(s) the subject of the active sentence?

1. A second year
2. The festival
3. The covid-19 pandemic
4. The organisers

Reports that Glastonbury had been forced to cancel over insurance are dismissed.
Make active. What becomes the subject of the active sentence?

1. Insurance
2. Emily Eavis (the organisor)
3. The covid-19 pandemic
4. Glastonbury

Glastonbury 2021:
The show will be directed by Paul Dugdale.
Make the sentence active

Glastonbury 2021:
A commemorative poster will be sold in support of the stage crew.
Make the sentence active.

Which level will you choose?

easy

intermediate

advanced

Intermediate

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive.htm

Easy

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-verbs-two-objects-exercise-1.html

Easy

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa010-active-passive.htm

Advanced

https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-quizzes/passive.htm

Intermediate

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/passive-voice/pa002-incident-in-the-sky.htm

Homework

No specific homework for next week. Start or continue to read your book! Any questions? Send me a message.

On Wednesday we will discuss phrasal verbs and you will do a exam text or two ;-)