Unit 3 041224 the passive

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Unit 3

Vocab 3.1

Check ex. 5 and 6.

The passive 

Vocab

to loathe (verb)

a bully (noun)

superficial (adjective)

Check

ex. 5 and 6

The passive

Compare:

a. The detective is questioning the suspect

b. The suspect is being questioned by the detective.

Active - passive

The thief breaks the glass

present simple

           The glass is broken (by the thief)

 to be + voltooid deelwoord, nadruk op actie niet op dader!

Tenses

The glass is broken (by the thief)        present simple

The glass is being broken                   present continuous

The glass was broken                          past simple

The glass was being broken                past continuous

The glass has been broken                 present perfect

The glass had been broken                 past perfect

        

 to be + voltooid deelwoord, nadruk op actie niet op dader!

Do

ex. 7 and 8 (p. 106)

How to recognize a passive sentence...

- Check if there is a form of 'to be' used (am, are, is, was, were, been)

- Is it followed by a participle?

- Is it followed by 'by + noun or pronoun? If not, can it be followed by  'by zombies'?

Are all answers 'yes'? Congratulations, you have a passive sentence.

Man charged in murder investigation

A man has been charged in connection with the investigation into the murder of a 52-year-old man in Dublin's south inner city on Monday. The man, who is in his 40s, was arrested yesterday and questioned at Pearse Street Garda Station.He has since been charged and is due in court this morning.

A woman in her 30s, who was also arrested as part of the investigation, has been released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. 

Isaac Horgan was found sitting on a couch in his flat at Markievicz House at around 11am on Monday. He had been stabbed in the upper leg and was pronounced dead a short time later in hospital.

                                                                                                                                                      --  RTE - 31 March 2021

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