2017-07-03 Grammar: passive voice intro

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Handout (Azar) p. 215 Pretest - Is each sentence Correct or Incorrect? (Write C or I.) Then check with your partner.
1 I (no “was”)
2 I (should be “was checked”)
3 C
4 C
5 C
6 I (should be “will be read”)
7 I (should be “been”)
8 I (should be “finished”)
9 I (should be “married”)
10 C
11 I (should be “getting”)
12 I (should be “bored”)
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exercise 1 - Which picture does each sentence describe?
1 A
2 A
3 B
4 B
5 A
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Passive Voice: The receiver of the action becomes the subject, and the agent becomes the (optional) object.
form = [be] + past participle
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active: Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
passive: The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
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p. 216 exercise 2 - Identify the form of “be” in each sentence and the past participle if there is one. The identify whether each sentence is passive or not.
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Remember, past participles can also be adjectives:
This car was stolen from my garage last night. - passive
This car is stolen. - not passive
This car is stolen every week. - passive
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p. 218 exercise 5 - Write passive sentences with the same meanings as the active sentences. (In other words, use the same tense.)
1 is opened
2 is being opened
3 has been opened
4 was opened
5 was being opened
6 had been opened
7 will be opened
8 is going to be opened
  (“will be being opened” is future progressive, which more often uses “getting” instead of “being”)
9 will have been opened
10 Was...opened
11 Will...be opened
12 Has...been opened

Did Tom open the door? -> Tom opened the door. -> The door was opened by Tom.
-> Was the door opened by Tom?
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p. 218 exercise 6 - Ask and answer the questions in your group. Use passive voice for the answers. (Number 1 has just one answer, but the others might have different answers for each person.)
1 The Eiffel tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel.
2 Taxes are collected by the IRS in my country.
3 My last English class was taught by Julia.
4 I have been helped a lot by my parents.
5 My favorite music is sung by Migos.
6 This activity is being supervised by Greg.
7 My next bill will be paid by me.
8 My future is going to be decided by me.
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It is NOT common for the agent to be a personal pronoun in passive sentences.
(me, us, you, him, her, it, them)