Passive Voice

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Who am I

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•     The more you use me
• the shorter I become.
•      I am loved by teachers.
•      I cant be eaten.
•      You can break me easily.
• I am called a blackboard crayon.

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Who am I

•     Koreans call me by the name of a gun
• but I can not kill people.
•     An elastic string is suspended from my arms.
•     I am made of wood and a rubber string.
•     I was used to catch birds or to hurl stones.
•     I am a kind of toy for children nowadays.

a slingshot
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Who am I

•   When I am closed I look like a stick.
•     When I am opened I look like a house.
•     I am used to protect you from the rain.
•     I am kept in the corner while it is sunny.

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You will be able to

•  1. understand the form and
• meaning of the passive.
• 2. understand why you use
• the passive.
• 3. do some activities about
• the passive.

form / meaning / use
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Solomon Grundy             Born on a
Monday             Christened on Tuesday 
           Married on Wednesday 
           Took ill on Thursday 
           Worse on Friday             Died on
Saturday             Buried on Sunday 
           This is the end             Of
Solomon Grundy 
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Put was in the ( ) if needed.
Exercise 1
was

• Solomon Grundy (      ) born on a Monday. 
• He (      ) christened on Tuesday. 
• He (       ) married on Wednesday. 
• He (       ) took ill on Thursday. 
• He (      ) worse on Friday 
• He (      ) died on Saturday 
• He (      ) buried on Sunday 
• This is the end of Solomon Grundy. 

was
was
was
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Passive Voice

• be past participle

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How is the passive formed

• Be past participle
• sell - sold - sold / build built -
  built
• Original paintings sell for lots of money.
• Those pyramids built
• around 400 AD.

are sold for lots of
were built
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• If you want to name who perform the action we
  use
• a by-phrase.
• I was given a recipe
• by a kind neighbor.

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The form of be shows the tense.

• The portrait was drawn by a street artist.
• The portrait is being drawn by a street artist.
• The portrait will be drawn by a street artist.

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The form of be shows the tense.

• The portrait was drawn by a street artist.
• The portrait is being drawn by a street artist.
• The portrait will be drawn by a street artist.

simple past
present progressive
simple future
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The form of be shows the tense.

• The portrait was drawn by a street artist.
• The portrait is being drawn by a street artist.
• The portrait will be drawn by a street artist.

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• Active sentences focus on performing an action.
• Passive sentences focus on receiving an action.

My daughter made this painting.
My daughter made this painting.
A performer of the action
This painting was made by my daughter.
This painting was made by my daughter.
A receiver of the action
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• This photo
• was taken
• by him.

• He took this photo.

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• focus on
• performing the action.

• focus on
• receiving the action.

He took this photo.
This photo was taken by him.
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• In the passive sentence subject receives an
  action. It doesnt perform an action.
• The difference between active and passive is in
  the focus.
• Passive is made with transitive verbs.
• Transitive verbs have objects.

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Exercise 2

• Read each sentence and state if its possible to
  make the sentence passive.
• My mother painted this room.
• She painted from morning till night.
• The room looks bigger and bright.

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Exercise 2

• Read each sentence and state if its possible to
  make the sentence passive.
• My mother painted this room.
• She painted from morning till night.
• The room looks bigger and bright.

This room was painted by my mother.
No.
No.
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Exercise 3
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• The man hit the bus.
• The man was hit by the bus.
• The queen was driven to the airport.
• The old woman attacked a policeman.
• The dog followed a cat.
• The crown chased the lion.
• The old woman was attacked by a policeman.
• The dog was followed by a cat.
• The queen drove to the airport.
• The clown was chased by a lion.

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6. The old woman attacked a policeman.
8.The dog was followed by a cat.
1.The man hit the bus.
10. The clown was chased by a lion.
9. The queen drove to the airport.
2.The man was hit by the bus
7. The old woman was attacked by a policeman.
5. The queen was driven to the airport.
3.The dog followed a cat.
4. The crown chased the lion.
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• The man was hit by the bus.
• The queen was driven to the airport.
• The old woman was attacked by a policeman.
• The dog was followed by a cat.
• The clown was chased by a lion.

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• The man hit the bus.
• The old woman attacked a policeman.
• The dog followed a cat.
• The crown chased the lion.
• The queen drove to the airport.

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Why do we use the passive

• The person or thing performing the action is
  unknown.

The window was broken.
- A by-phrase is not used.
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• The person or thing performing the action is not
  important.

Too many books have been written about the Second
World War.
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-Who did the baking

• Its clear to everyone who or what performed the
  action.

I made a tasty food the other night. This
chicken was baked in the oven with carrots
potatoes and lots of onions.
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-I did it but I dont want to admit Im the one
who forgot to put it away.

• We want to avoid who or what performed
• the action.

Why is this milk warmBecause it was left out
for a while.
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-To recognize that Beethoven is responsible for
this musical composition.

• We want to highlight someones work.
• (often artistic or creative work)

This concerto was written by Beethoven.
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Exercise 4

• Read each statement and explain why the passive
  voice is used
• Our mail is delivered at the same time every day.
• Here are my books. They are written for English
  language learners.

- Its clear to everyone who delivered the
mail.
- Its clear from the context. I wrote them.
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• Wife to husband Honey the trash bags werent
  put in the trash cans. It looks kind of messy
  dont you think
• These jeans were made in Hong Kong.

- To avoid an argument by stating. You
didnt put the trash where it needs to go!
- We dont know exactly who made these jeans.
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6

• Choose the sentence that goes with the picture.

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I was born to love you