GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT by Muhammad Haiqal https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh THE PASSIVE en-us 2018-03-17 06:29:56 UTC 2018-03-18 12:13:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/91810442/dd51ae808a8fb2e5db9690001ca0fae8/Group.svg THE PASSIVE Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243041879 A sentence in the Passive voice has a corresponding sentence in an active voice.
 
----> The object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence.

 
                        (OBJECT)

Eg : ACTIVE      : The police never catch some criminals
             

                       (SUBJECT)
Eg : PASSIVE         : Some criminals are never caught
]]> 2018-03-17 07:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243041879 WHEN TO USE THE PASSIVE? Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243042084 ---> When you don’t know who performed the action.

---> when you want to avoid mentioning the agent.

---> When the focus is given to the receiver or result of the action instead of the agent.

Eg :
- The cash was stolen
- The plane was refueled
-The thief was caught by the detective 
]]> 2018-03-17 07:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243042084 FORMING THE PASSIVE VOICE Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243042345 be + Past participle

Occurs in present, past and future forms

PRESENT FORM    ----> Police officers are well trained

PAST FORM           -----> The suspect was arrested yesterday

FUTURE FORM      -----> He will be held in the local jail.

 Making negative passive sentence ----> Place not after the first verb  Example : Cooper has not been caught.

 Use present progressive and past progressive passives to describe actions in progress.

 
 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE   ---> The suspect is being held in prison.

 

 PAST PROGRESSIVE  ---> The robbery occurred while the money was being taken to the bank.
]]> 2018-03-17 07:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243042345 PASSIVE WITH 'GET Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243043018 The passive with get is more informal than the passive with be.

 It is conversational and characteristic of informal writing.

Example :
a) Will the criminal ever get caught?
b) Our got beaten in the soccer game.
]]> 2018-03-17 07:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243043018 FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT PASSIVE Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243045494 1) English ........... (speak) all over the world.
2) I can't use my car at the moment. It ............. (repair).
3) We put our house for sale last month, but it ............... (not sell) yet.
4) Their car wasn't in their yard.
It ............ (steal).
5) The 2014 FIFA World Cup ..........
(hold) in Brazil.
6) Next week the bookshop ..........
(close) for three days.]]> 2018-03-17 08:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243045494 THE ANSWERS Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243045933 1) English is spoken all over the world.
2) I can"t use my car at the moment. It"s being repaired.
3) We put our house for sale last month, but it hasn"t been sold yet.
4) Their car wasn't in their yard. it had been stolen.
5) The 2014 FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil.
6) Next week the bookshop will be closed for three days.]]> 2018-03-17 08:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243045933 ACTIVE VS PASSIVE VOICE Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046251 2018-03-17 08:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046251 HOW TO USE PASSIVE Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046393 2018-03-17 08:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046393 PASSIVE VOICE Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046607 2018-03-17 08:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046607 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046659 2018-03-17 08:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243046659 CONDUCT A SURVEY OF OPINIONS ON THE QUESTION. Haiqal420 https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243151507 1) Should juveniles indicted for crimes ever be tried as adults?
2) In general, are criminals today punished sufficiently for the crimes they commit?
3) Should hit-and-run drivers be jailed ]]> 2018-03-18 07:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Haiqal420/pos894vev5fh/wish/243151507