Transcript Grammer lesson 9-12th Grade (Active and Passive Voice)

Active &passive voice
Ms. Mayeda hamwi
Grammer lesson
for
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Middle& High School Students
What is aThe passive voice ?
• The passive voice is used when
focusing on the person or thing
affected by an action
• The Passive is formed: Passive
Subject + To Be + Past Particple
• Example:The house was built in 1989
- Correct or Incorrect?
• :
How do we form it?
1. The Passive is formed: Passive
Subject + To Be + Past Particple
1. It is often used in business when the
object of the action is more important
than those who perform the action
Form it: 1 Sentence becomes
• Active voice:
• We have produced over 20 different
models in the past two years
• change it:
• Over 20 different models have been produced in the past
two years.
When we use (by)?
• If the agent is important (the person,
company or thing that does the action) ,
use "by”
• For Example: Tim Wilson wrote "The
Flight to Brunnswick" in 1987.
• Changes to:"The Flight to Brunnswick"
was written in 1987 by Tim Wilson.
Which verb can take passive
voice?
-Incorrect: Only verbs
that doesn’t take an
object can be used in
the passive voic-
active
passive
passive
- Fix it :
- Only verbs that take
an object can be used
in the passive voice
Correct or Incorrect?
1. Active They make Fords in Cologne
Passive: Fords are made in Cologne
Time Reference : Present Simple
2.Active; Susan is cooking dinner
Passive: Dinner is being cooked by Susan
Time Reference: Present Perfect
3. Active : James Joyce wrote "Dubliners
Passive:"Dubliners" was writting by James Joyces
Time Reference: Past Simple
4. Active : They were painting the house when I arrived
Passive : The house was being painted when I arrived
Time Reference: Past Continuous
5. Active: I will finish it tomorrow.
Passive: It will be finished tomorrow. Future Simple
Correct or Incorrect?
Rewrite incorrect sentences.
1.
Active They make Fords in Colog
Passive: Fords are made in Cologne
Time Reference : Present Simple
2.Active; Susan is cooking dinner
Passive: Dinner is being cooked by Susan
Time Reference: Present Perfect
3. Active : James Joyce wrote "Dubliners
Passive:"Dubliners" was writting by James
Joyces
Time Reference: Past Simple
4. Active : They were painting the house when I
arrived
Passive : The house was being painted when
I arrived
Time Reference: Past Continuous
5. Active: I will finish it tomorrow.
Passive: It will be finished tomorrow. Future
Simple
1. CORRECT
2. INCORRECT
3. INCORRECT
4. CORRECT
5. CORRECT
Works Cited
• Lesson
– By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide