GRAM1 Test yourself 4: The passive

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Part 1

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A
The party will take place in August.
B
The party was held in August.
C
They will organise a party in August.
D
They have organised a party.

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

The party was held in August.
Passive:
- form of to be + past participle
- there is no agent
- the subject (the party) is not doing the action, is not holding itself

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A
The farmer is harvasting the corn.
B
The farmer has harvasted the corn.
C
The corn is harvested by the farmer.
D
Harvasting corn is a heavy job.

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

The corn is harvested by the farmer.
Passive: 
- form of to be + past participle
- the subject (the corn) is not doing the harvesting, but is undergoing the harvesting
- by + agent at the end

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Are these sentences active or passive?
Active
Passive
Bij binnenkomst wordt de de gast naar een tafel gebracht.
Harry is gisteren geslaagd voor zijn bachelor.
Op de basisschool werden wij iedere maand gecontroleerd op luizen.
Ik was nog nooit zo hard gevallen.

Slide 6 - Sleepvraag

The agent
Check: who or what is the agent? Is the subject of the sentence the person or thing doing the action?
Yes -> then the subject is the agent
And the sentence is active.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

What is the agent in this sentence:
My brother bought his girlfriend chocolates for their anniversary.
A
my brother
B
his girlfriend
C
chocolates
D
their anniversary

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

My brother bought his girlfriend chocolates for their anniversary.
'My brother' is the agent: it is the subject of an active sentence and the doer of the action 'bought'.

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

What is the agent in this sentence:
Our house was sold to my cousin by the real estate agent.

Slide 10 - Open vraag

What is the correct passive?
De gasten worden naar de tafel gebracht.
A
The guests are seated.
B
The guests will be seated.
C
The guests were seated.
D
The guests were being seated.

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

present tense of the passive
wordt gebracht ...>... is seated

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

What is the correct passive?
Wij werden iedere maand gecontroleerd.
A
Every month we are checked.
B
Every month we had been checked.
C
Every month we were checked.
D
Every month we have been checked.

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

past tense of the passive
werden gecontroleerd ...>... were checked

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Level 1
Transform this active sentence into passive:
My boss raised my salary.

Slide 15 - Open vraag

My salary was raised (by my boss).
-Tense:
A: raised = past
P: was (raised) = past form of to be (+volt.dlw.)
-Object/subject:
my salary = object in A...>...subject in P
-Agent:
A: my boss
P: 'by my boss' at the end or leave out

Slide 16 - Tekstslide

Level 1
Transform this active sentence into passive:
AliExpress ships products from China.

Slide 17 - Open vraag

Products are shipped from China (by AliExpress).
-Tense:
A: ships = present
P: are (shipped) = present form of to be (+volt.dlw.)
-Object/subject:
products = object in A...>...subject in P
-Agent:
A: AliExpress
P: 'by AliExpress' at the end or leave out

Slide 18 - Tekstslide

Level 2
Transform this active sentence into passive:
Every year Santa promises my daughter a present for Christmas.

Slide 19 - Open vraag

-1: Every year a present for Christmas is promised to my daughter (by Santa).
-2: Every year my daughter is promised a present for Christmas (by Santa).
-Tense:
A: promises = present
P: is (promised) = present form of to be (+volt.dlw.)
-Object/subject:
1: a present for Christmas = direct object in A...>...subject in P
2: my daughter = indirect object in A ...>...subject in P
-Agent:
A: Santa
P: 'by Santa' at the end or leave out

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Part 2

Slide 21 - Tekstslide

When do we use a passive? - Some examples
Agent is unkown
Agent is irrelevant
Agent is obvious
Don't want to say who agent is
Many solar panels are being installed nowadays.
At the end of the service the churchgoers were given the blessing.
Over past months a lot of drug chemicals have been dumped in the countryside.
The lights were left on again all night. Please remember to switch them off.

Slide 22 - Sleepvraag

Translation: Which passive is correct?
Twee jaar geleden is hij gearresteerd voor winkeldiefstal.
A
Two years ago he is arrested for shoplifting.
B
Two years ago he was arrested for shoplifting.
C
Two years ago he has been arrested for shoplifting
D
Two years ago he had been arrested for shoplifting

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

Two years ago he was arrested for shoplifting.
Step 1: indication of time?
>Yes: two years ago
Step 2: finished past?
>Yes.
Step 3: if yes > use past simple

Slide 24 - Tekstslide

Translation: Which passive is correct?
Deze influencer wordt sinds 2018 gevolgd.
A
This influencer is followed since 2018.
B
This influencer was followed since 2018.
C
This influencer has been followed since 2018.
D
This influencer is being followed since 2018.

Slide 25 - Quizvraag

The influencer has been followed since 2018.
Step 1: indication of time?
>Yes: since 2018
Step 2: finished past?
>No, unfinished past
Step 3: if unfinished past> use perfect tense

Slide 26 - Tekstslide

Which passive is the correct translation for:
Die bank is door Jan des Bouvrie ontworpen.
A
That sofa is designed by Jan des Bouvrie.
B
That sofa is being designed by Jan des Bouvrie.
C
That sofa has been designed by Jan des Bouvrie.
D
That sofa was designed by Jan des Bouvrie.

Slide 27 - Quizvraag

That sofa was designed by Jan des Bouvrie.
was designed = past tense
Why?
-no time indication, but we know Jan des Bouvrie died in 2020 so he will not design any new furniture again (=finished past)
-finished past > past tense
(If you chose 'has been designed' this would express that you thought JdB was still alive.)

Slide 28 - Tekstslide

Which passive is correct?
Zijn banken werden tot vorig jaar verkocht bij IKEA.
A
His sofas are sold by IKEA until last year.
B
His sofas were sold by IKEA until last year.
C
His sofas have been sold by IKEA until last year.
D
His sofas had been sold by IKEA until last year.

Slide 29 - Quizvraag

His sofas were sold by IKEA until last year.
Step 1: indication of time?
>Yes: until last year
Step 2: finished past?
>Yes.
Step 3: if yes > use past tense

Slide 30 - Tekstslide