Unit 3.1 Passive

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

Passives

Wanneer gebruik je de passive?

Je gebruikt de passive als iets gedaan wordt. 

- het gaat dan niet om wie het doet maar juist om wat er gedaan wordt

VB: All the tickets were sold out within 10 minutes.

The window was broken.

Passive vs. Active

Actieve zin (wordt vaker gebruikt in spreektaal) = werkwoord geeft aan wat het onderwerp doet:
"My grandfather was a builder. He built this house in 1961."

Passieve zin (wordt vaker gebruikt in schrijftaal) = werkwoord geeft aan wat er met het onderwerp gebeurt:
"My grandfather was a builder. This house was built in 1961 by
  my grandfather."

Passive = vorm van 'to be' + voltooid deelwoord

Welke vorm to be heeft, hangt af in welke tijd de zin staat.

My room is being cleaned.

 I think loads of films have been made there.

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

The girls are decorated with flowers.

Van active naar passive: 4 stappen

1. Voeg een vorm van to be toe in dezelfde ww tijd als de active sentence.
2. Maak van het hoofdwerkwoord een voltooid deelwoord
3. Maak van het (lijdend of meewerkend) voorwerp een onderwerp.
4. Kun je het onderwerp achter by  zetten achteraan de zin
   
   

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).

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

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

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

Drag and drop the passive sentence(s) into the box.

The man is eating his bread.

The thief was caught by the police.

The government was shut down.

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

Cedric ... murdered by Voldemort.