passive voice

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Thursday 26 November

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passive voice

conjunctions

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Passives

Part 1

What does 'passief' mean?

What makes a sentence passive?

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

Active: The teacher teaches the student.

Passive: The student is taught (by the teacher).

Active: The dog bites the man.

Passive: 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.

Boys like to play soccer.

1. passive
2. active

This room has been painted blue.

1. passive
2. active

Cricket is played in Australia.

1. passive
2. active

The friends have been looking forward to meeting her.

1. passive
2. active

The search will be stopped because of the storm.

1. passive
2. active

The Government is planning a new road near my house.

1. passive
2. active

These shoes ___ (wear) by your sister when she was your age.

Most British students ____ (expected) to wear a uniform to school.

This picture ___ (take) at John's birthday party last week.

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Conjunctions

Een voegwoord (‘conjunction’) is een woord dat twee deelzinnen ('clauses') met elkaar verbindt. Het Engels kent veel woorden die zinnen aan elkaar kunnen rijgen. Allen geven een andere reden van voegen weer, zoals bijvoorbeeld:

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

Deze moeten allen geleerd worden zodat je deze in je brieven op de juiste manier kunt gebruiken.

tegenstelling

oorzaak

reden

voorwaarde

tijd

after

although

as

as if

because

before

even if

even though

if

if only

rather than

since

though

unless

until

whether

while

I will go to Montreal .... Quebec for the weekend, I'm not sure.

1. yet
2. for
3. nor
4. or

I will never go to that restaurant again ... I live.

1. before
2. whenever
3. as long as
4. unless

Bill will not pay $500 for a suit ... he can certainly afford it.

1. till
2. though
3. now that
4. if only

I would not see that movie ... you gave me $100.

1. even though
2. unless
3. until
4. even if

Vicky studies ... biology ... chemistry.

1. as....as
2. both...and
3. not ... but
4. whether ... or

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