Lesson 4a – The Passive – English Grammar
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at
3:04 pm
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Topic: The Passive Voice. This is an introduction to the passive in two parts. We talk about what the passive is, how it’s formed, and why it’s used. Level: high intermediate to advanced.
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Really interesting material, Greetings from Mexico
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Could you please tell me if the following sentence is in tha passive voice?
Indians that are not mingled with other nations hold well nigh to their native language and speech.
Thanks in advance!!!!
hello Mrs JenniferESL.I’m duynam I’m from vietnam.thanks you verry much.i’ll try to learn
PASSIVE:
Indians that are not mingled with…
(BE + past participle)
ACTIVE:
Indians that mingle with…
The passive sounds odd here. I’d say:
Indians that do not mingle (or “interact”) with…
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hi could u change these sentences into passive to active or active to passive.
1.the group decided to hold off on the purchase.
2.they decided to take the trip in the morning.
3 teena will present her report at the meeting.
4 the cat scratched the girl.
5. the torondo left a path of rubble.
6. you will be made wll by this exercise.
7. the awful mess was made by your child.
8. the article was written by my editor.
9 tim was chosen by jhon to be her date.
My pleasure. It’d be somtehing like this:
1. The purchase was decided to be held off (on) by the group.
2. The trip was decided to be taken by them in the morning. (or BWds)
3. Tina’s report will be presented by her at the meeting.
4. The girl was scratched by the cat.
5. A path of rubble was left by The Torondo.
6. This exercise will make you. (wll?)
7. Your child made the awful mess.
8. My editor wrote the article.
9. Jhon chose Tim to be her date. (is Jhon a girl?)
Ok, that was fun.
You make it really easy to understand! ^-^
Honestly, you’re way better than our teacher =)
Thanks for your help.
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Yeah very good lesson. Altough i’m french, I understood everything
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Thx,
is explained more clearly in English
( Sorry for my poor english )
thank you
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0:39 – it’s very interesting almost like a dream.
Hi! I don’t mean to be anal with grammar but the phrase tagged at the end of that sentence: “almost like a dream” seems to ‘dangle’. I don’t know if it’s just me or it is a dangling modifier.
In my opinion it makes more sense had she started a new sentence and included a subject.
Tank you for this lesson about the passive voice and transitive and intransitive verbs. I´m from Ecuador and I could understand this lesson