H2 Passive Voice

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• Leerjaar 2

Passive Voice

Not to be confused with passive-aggressive.

By the end of this lesson, you

- know what the term "passive voice" means

- know how to recognize when a sentence is passive

- can turn active sentences into passive ones

But first, homework

Open your notes. The homework was writing the words from chapter 5 - theme words and A.

Who can tell me something about the passive?

Remember!!

The testweek is coming up.
Keep up with your words and stones.

Ask questions on time if you don't understand something.
It's alright if you don't understand everything!

What is the passive?

The passive or passive sentences are sentences where the subject of the sentence is not the one doing the thing.

Let's look at an example

One of these panels has a sentence in the passive voice. Who can tell me which one is in the passive tense?

Why would you use passive sentences?

De Passive Voice gebruik je wanneer je extra focus wil leggen op wat gedaan wordt, in plaats van wie het doet. Bijvoorbeeld omdat wie het doet niet belangrijk is (1), of omdat je het niet wilt vertellen (2):

1. The door was closed.

2. The disher were done.

      (by James, but I'm going to pretend I did it myself)

How do you make passive sentences?

Making sentences passive can be done in a few easy steps. Let's use the sentence "Eric is doing the dishes right now"

There are 3 things we need to know and 4 things we need to do.

Things we need to know

Eric is doing the dishes right now.

1. What is the tense of the sentence?

2. What is the object of the sentence?

2. Who is doing the thing?

Things we need to do

Eric is doing the dishes right now.

1. Turn the object into the subject.

2. Change the active verb into the past participle form.

3. Add a form of to be in the same tense as the original sentence.

4. If we know who is doing the thing, add "by <person>" before the where and when of the sentence. (This is optional)

Practise time!

Worksheets + information charts

Done early?

Work on stone 10, 11 and 12 on page 50

OR

Work on your words from chapter 4 or 5!

Ask questions! Now is your chance

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