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Passive Voice
Revision of the Passive Voice:usageforms
transformation from active into passive
The window was broken.
The snake was cut.
The man was eaten
The man was stabbed.
The man was punched.
The man was kicked.
The boy was kissed.
The man was scratched.
The man was killed.
The boy was pushed.
The man was bitten.
The boy was licked.
The alien was run over.
The alien was hit.
The baby was taken.
He was stung.
10-1 ACTIVE SENTENCES AND PASSIVE SENTENCES
(a) ACTIVE: The carpenter sanded the wood.
(b) PASSIVE: The wood was sanded by the carpenter.
samemeaning
• When the person who does the action is unknown, unimportant or obvious from the context
• When the action itself is more important than the person who does it
• When we want to avoid taking responsibility
10-2 FORM OF THE PASSIVE
BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
(a) Coffee is grown by farmers.
(b) The raise was given by the boss.
(c) The photo will be printed by Alex.
10-2 FORM OF THE PASSIVE
SIMPLE PRESENT Cars burn fuel.Fuel is burned by cars.
SIMPLE PAST
PRESENT PERFECT
FUTURE
The raise thrilled Ben.Ben was thrilled by the raise.
Al has printed the photo.The photo has been printed by Al.
New cars will save fuel.Fuel will be saved by cars.
10-5 THE PASSIVE FORMS OF THE PRESENT AND PAST PROGRESSIVE
He is taking photos. (a) Photos are being taken by him.
present progressive: passive form
amisare
+ being + past participle
She is writing a book. (b) A book is being written by her.
ACTIVE PASSIVE
10-5 THE PASSIVE FORMS OF THE PRESENT AND PAST PROGRESSIVE
ACTIVE PASSIVE
He was taking photos. (c) Photos were being taken by him.
past progressive: passive form
waswere + being + past participle
She was writing a book. (d) A book was being written by her.
Practice Passive
• Say what and when and by whom was invented. Use the table. 1793 Eli Whitney invent cotton
jeans
1794 Charles Wilson open the first US museum
1839 Abner Doubleday play first baseball game
1850 Levi Strauss begin making jeans
1876 A.G.Bell invent telephone
1879 Thomas Edison invent electric bulb
1893 Henry Ford build the first car
1895 play professional
football
1923 Vladimir Zvorykin
revolutionize
television
1923 Charles Birdseye
introduce fast frozen food
1928 broadcast 1st TV program
1938 introduce nylon
1947 invent transistors
by + O
10-1 ACTIVE SENTENCES AND PASSIVE SENTENCES
(c) Carol sold the house.
(d) The house was sold by Carol.
S OACTIVE:
PASSIVE:S
object of active subject of passive
subject of active object of by
The nuts were gathered by the squirrel.
10-1, 10-2 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
The squirrel gathered the nuts.
The wall was painted byMatthew.
10-1, 10-2 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Matthew painted the wall.
The election results will be determined by
the voters.
10-1, 10-2 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
The voters will determine the election results.
10-3 LET’S PRACTICE
transitiveintransitive
Eva won a medal.
PASSIVE: _______________________A medal was won by Eva.
?
10-3 LET’S PRACTICE
transitiveintransitive
Tim Berners-Lee invented theWorld Wide Web.
PASSIVE: _______________________The World Wide Web wasinvented by Tim Berners-Lee. _______________________
?
10-4 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
Hamlet was written by Shakespeare.
10-4 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Many students use computers.
Computers are used by many students.
10-4 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVETina taught me how to knit.
I was taught to knit by Tina.
10-5 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Two great teams are playing hockey.
Hockey is being played by two great teams.
10-5 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Someone was building a guest house in Bhutan.
A guest house was being built in Bhutan.
10-5 LET’S PRACTICE
ACTIVE
PASSIVEAlan is studying the memo.
The memo is being studied by Alan.