passive voice ni2

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Active orActive or

passive voice?passive voice?

NI 2NI 2by Pili A.M.by Pili A.M.


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In the active voice, the subjectperforms the action.

For example:Mark is drawing a picture.

Mark is the subject and he is doingsomething (drawing).

The active voice


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In passive voice thesubject receives theaction, it is acted on.

For example: The picturewas drawn by Mark.

In this case, the drawing

is the subject but it isthe receiver of Mark'saction.

The passive voice


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TO BE +(in the right

tense)

(REGULAR) + ed :watched, published...

PASTPARTICIPLE

(IRREGULAR):done, told, seen...

Passive: FORM


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tense form

present is/are/am washed.

past was/were washed.

future will be washed.

Conditional/any modal

verb

would/can/should/must... be

washed.

Present continuous is being washed.

Past continuous was being washed.

Future (going to) is/are going to be washed

Present perfect Have/has been washed.

Past perfect had been washed.

Some tenses in the Passive


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Rephrasing: from active to passive voice

Lets see two examples:

-Present simple

Active: Mary sends a letter every week.

SUBJ V OBJECT

Passive: A letter every week by Maryis sent


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When do we use the

passive voice?1. When you do not wish to emphasizedo not wish to emphasize

the subjectthe subject of the sentence.

Smoking is prohibited. (passive)

The management prohibits smoking.

(active)

(the passive keeps the managementfrom being the bad guys.)


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2. When the person or thingacting is unknown or irrelevant.

Poisonous gaseswere foundin sixfactories.

(this passive sentence is about findinggases, not WHO found them!!!)

This bookwas publishedlast year(by publishers)... obviously!!!


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3. When the DOER isn't important, we onlycare about the PROCESS:

UHT milkis boiledfor 12 seconds, at atemperature exceeding 135C

Tomatoesare friedand then canned

Or when we want to focus on the RESULT ofan action. It is not important who or what is

performing the action.

My carhas been stolen.(I dont know who stole my car, the important

thing now is that my car was stolen)


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4. Remember: a statement in the

passive is more polite than theactive voice:

A deskwas brokenyesterday.

(Here I focus on the fact that a deskwas broken, but I dont want to blameanyone).

That is why we often use passives inFORMAL style.


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5. When we are talking about something

and we don't want to change thesubject:

The film was a great success;it was directed by Peter Jackson

in 2001 and (it was) shot in New Zealand.

(we are talking about the filmabout the film, not aboutthe director!!)


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6. To give instructions:


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Let's practise!

1) Julia rescued three cats.2) The students hand in the reports on time.

3) You must complete the report by next Friday

4) Students will learn the poem by heart.5) Steven had left the book on the desk.

6) The mechanic hasn't repaired the DVD yet.

7) The teacher is not going to open the window 8) You can leave the rucksack on

the floor. 9) The girls had lost the match. 10) They play handball here.


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11) The words ... by the teacher today.(explain)

12) We ... a letter the day before yesterday.(send)

13) This car... It's too old. (never/steal)

14) This street because of snow.(already/close)

15) A new restaurant ... next week. (open)

16) He to the party yesterday. (invite)

17) The blue box ... (can/not/find) 18) The dishes ... by my little

brother. (must/wash)


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Active: Will gave her a bunch of flowersS V OI OD

(indirect object) (direct object)

Passive:- OD > S

A bunch of flowers was givenTO her (by Will)

- OI > S She was given a bunch of flowers (by Will)

PASSIVES WITH TWO OBJECTS


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1) They don't speak English in this shop.

2) Kevin asked Dennis a question.

3) Somebody built the house last year.

4) She gives him a box.

5) Max will look after him.

6) The waiter brought Fred a big steak.

7) Somebody broke into our bungalow lastFriday.

8) They will meet Doris at the station.

9) The teacher told us a joke.

10) Mike hasn't sent me a text message

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