2H Passive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

2Havo

Passive Voice

Wanneer gebruik je de Passive Voice (= lijdende vorm)?

1. Als je wilt zeggen WIE iets doet en niet belangrijk is wat er gebeurt.
2. Als je wilt zeggen wat er gebeurt en niet belangrijk is wie dat doet.
3. Als je wilt aangeven waarom iets gebeurt.
4. Als je niet weet hoe je het anders moet zeggen.

Active Voice

Passive Voice

The man won the award.

A bunch of magazines were printed with a mistake in the title.

A lady reported her bag as stolen.

The trees were cut down to make room for more houses.

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

1. The farmer is harvesting the corn.
2. The farmer has harvested the corn.
3. The corn is harvested by the farmer.
4. Harvesting corn is a heavy job.

Rephrase using the Passive Voice:
'The police arrested the convict.'

1. The convict was arrested.
2. The convict has been arrested.
3. The convict is arrested
4. The convict is being arrested.

Anna painted the house.
(rewrite in passive voice)

The dog chases the cat.

He is cleaning the window.

The toy company Lego is based there
Carlsberg beer is brewed there•
The Little Mermaid was written by a writer from there
Which country is it?

1. Egypt
2. Germany
3. Austria
4. Denmark

• The mobile phone company Nokia is based in this country• Santa Claus is said to live in this country•
The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was won by someone from this country (called Marti Ahtisaari)

1. China
2. Finland
3. Sweden
4. Switzerland

• Many types are famous and expensive chocolates (e.g. Godiva) are exported from there•
The world’s best beer is brewed there•
French and Flemish (= Dutch) are spoken there

1. Holland
2. Norway
3. Belgium
4. Ausria

• The croissant was invented there•
Adolf Hitler was born in this country•
German is spoken in there

1. Germany
2. Austria
3. Sweden

Horse, snails, frog`s legs are eaten there
The most famous sparkling wine is made there
The 1998 football world cup was won by this country

1. France
2. Belgium
3. China
4. Italy

• New York was first settled by people from this country Indonesia was colonised by this country
The electronics company Phillips is based in this country

1. Canada
2. The Netherlands
3. England
4. Australia

A lot of meat is eaten there
Penguins are often seen in the south of this country
Spanish is spoken there

1. Spain
2. Cuba
3. Argentina
4. Portugal

Tea was first drunk there
Dairy products are traditionally not eaten there
Paper was invented there

1. China
2. Egypt
3. Greece
4. India

• Bungee jumping was invented there•
The Lord of the Rings movies, The Piano and King Kong were filmed there•
This country was colonised by the British

1. Scotland
2. New Zealand
3. Ireland
4. Korea

Sausages are traditionally eaten for breakfast in this country

Many people were killed there in the 2004 tsunami

The food company Nestle is based there

Picasso was born there

Golf was first played there

Pork is never eaten there

Spain

Thailand

Switzerland

UK

Saudi Arabia

Scotland

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