Revision unit 4: advertising GT

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Revision unit 4: advertising

Passive

The passive form is used when something is done. 

It is not important, or, unknown who is doing something, but it is important that it is done/being done.

An active sentence: the subject performs the action 

A passive sentence: the subject doesn´t perform the action but experiences it

Passive

You make the passive by using a form of to be + past participle. In Dutch you use become or be + past participle.

If you want to make it clear who is doing something, use a sentence that starts with ´by´

Example: English is spoken by millions of people

Translation: Engles wordt gesproken door miljoenen mensen

Passive

Someone has cleaned the windows

The windows have been cleaned (by someone)

Someone stole my bike

My bike was stolen (by someone)

Which sentences are passive and which are active? 

Turn it into a passive sentence
The students handed in the reports

Turn it into a passive sentence
Maria crashed into the blue car

Turn it into a passive sentence
Sue puts the bag on the floor

Translate to Dutch
The house was demolished

Translate to Dutch
The cars were stolen last week

Translate to Dutch
This machine is made in Germany

Translate to Dutch
These mobiles are made in Hong Kong

Comparisons

Comparisons

Comparative: -er + ´than´ behind the adjective (bijv. nw)

Short adjectives with the comparative: use -er

Ex. He is shorter than his brother

Long adjectives with the comparative: use ´more´
Ex. She is more beautiful than her friend

Fill in the correct answer
Her skin is much ... after two weeks in the Caribbean (dark)

Fill in the correct answer
The traffic is ... today because of an accident on the highway (slow)

Comparisons

Superlative: add ´the´ + -est at the end of the word

Short adjectives with the superlative: use -est

Ex. That car is the fastest of all six

Long adjectives with the superlative: use (the) ´most´

Ex. That is the most ridiculous answer I´ve ever heard

Fill in the correct answer
That is the ... mountain I have ever seen (high)

Fill in the correct answer
The cheetah is the ... animal in the world (fast)

Comparisons

Words that already end with an ´e´, only get -r or -st at the end

Example:

Nice - nicer (than) - (the) nicest
Brave - braver (than) - (the) bravest

Late - later (than) - (the) latest

Fill in the correct answer
This is the ... art collection in Europe (fine)

Fill in the correct answer
Today you look ... than yesterday (nice)

Comparisons

Als er een woord eindigt op een medeklinker, en er staat een klinker voor, dan wordt de medeklinker verdubbeld

Voorbeeld:

Big - bigger (than) - (the) biggest

Thin - thinner (than) - (the) thinnest

Fill in the correct answer
My brother is ... than me (tall)

Fill in the correct answer
She is ... in maths than I am (good)

Comparisons

Eindigt het woord op een ´y´, dan verandert de ´y´ in ´ie´

Voorbeeld:

Silly - sillier (than) - (the) silliest

Easy - easier (than) -(the)  easiest

Fill in the correct answer
She always has a smile on her face, she is the ... person I know (happy)

Fill in the correct answer
My brother is the ... person that I know (lazy)

Goodluck with your test!!