*Revising Passive Voice*

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

After today's lesson, 

you will...

...know the difference between active and passive.

...know how to form passive voice

...be able to use passive voice in writing.

Key: in Classroom

Who did it?

Someone stole Jamie's money.

1. Someone
2. Jamie
3. the money

Who did it?
Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

1. Someone
2. Jamie
3. the money

Passive versus active voice

Someone stole Jamie's money.

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Let's do sentence analysis.

  

Someone stole Jamie's money.

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Let's do sentence analysis.

    S               V              DO

Someone stole Jamie's money.

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Let's do sentence analysis.

        S           V              DO

Someone stole Jamie's money.

         

            S                     V                   ?

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Let's do sentence analysis.

        

            S                     V                  ?

Jamie's money was stolen by someone

by John = the agent (the one who did it)

Changing from active to passive 

a) The active OBJECT becomes the  

     passive SUBJECT.

b) The active SUBJECT becomes 

     the passive AGENT. 

c) The preposition "by" is 

     introduced before the agent. 

d) The passive adds a form of "to BE"  

     + the past participle of the main verb. 

Changing from active to passive 

a) The active OBJECT becomes the  

     passive SUBJECT.

Active

Someone stole Jamie's money. 

Passive

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Changing from active to passive 

b) The active SUBJECT becomes 

     the passive AGENT. 

Active

Someone stole Jamie's money. 

Passive

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Changing from active to passive 

c) The preposition "by" is 

     introduced before the agent. 

Active

Someone stole Jamie's money. 

Passive

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Changing from active to passive 

d) The passive adds a form of "to BE" 

 + the past participle of the main verb. 

Active

Someone stole Jamie's money. 

Passive

Jamie's money was stolen by someone.

Active or Passive voice?

active

When we are interested in who is doing it.

Someone stole Jamie's money.

passive

When who did it is unknown or not important (often left out).

Jamie's money was stolen (by someone).

Which sentence is passive?

1. Susan has eaten all the chocolate.
2. All the chocolate has been eaten by Susan.

Which sentence is passive?

1. Yesterday, they robbed the bank.
2. No one knows who did it.
3. The same bank was robbed three times in a row.
4. The newspaper reported that the police are on the case.

Choose the correct passive.

She writes poems.

1. Poems are written by her.
2. Poems were written by her.
3. Poems are being written by her.
4. Poems have been written by her.

Choose the correct passive.

They are cleaning the house.

1. The house is cleaned by them.
2. The house was cleaned by them.
3. The house is being cleaned by them.
4. The house has been cleaned by them.

Make a passive:

Mike took the dog out.

Make a passive:

Paula and Steve have built a sand castle.

I know the difference between active and passive voice.

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I can change a sentence from active to passive.

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Do:                   Unit 10 ex. 1-6 on Passives

Where:            Workbook, pp 67

Time:               Until the end of this lesson

Questions:      Online or in class

Not finished = homework --> write it down NOW!