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The Passive (Part 2). Dragana Filipović. Some verbs can have two objects. When Sam retired, his company gave him a present . (ACTIVE) him = indirect object a present = direct object PASSIVE: When Sam retired, he was given a present by his company.
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The Passive (Part 2) Dragana Filipović
Some verbs can have two objects • When Sam retired, his company gavehim a present. (ACTIVE) him = indirect object a present = direct object PASSIVE: • When Sam retired, hewas given a present by his company. • When Sam retired, a present was given to him by his company.
The object we want to emphasize becomes the subject of the passive • ACTIVE: They promised the winner a large amount of money. • PASSIVE 1: The winner was promised a large amount of money. • PASSIVE 2: A large amount of money was promised to the winner.
Here are some verbs that can have 2 objects: • GIVE • SEND • ASK • TELL • PROMISE • OFFER • TEACH • SHOW • PAY
Turn into the Passive in 2 ways: • Somebody has sent them an invitation for the party. • They will show you the way. • They offered me a cup of tea. • They have offered her the job. • They are going to show John a new technique.
Answers • Somebody has sent them an invitation for the party. They have been sent an invitation for the party. An invitation for the party has been sent to them. • They will show you the way. You will be shown the way. The way will be shown to you. • They offered me a cup of tea. I was offered a cup of tea. A cup of tea was offered to me.
They have offered her the job. She has been offered the job. The job has been offered to her. • They are going to show John a new technique. John is going to be shown a new technique. A new technique is going to be shown to John.
Modal verbs + Passive Infinitive • Active: You must finish this exercise today. • Passive: This exercise mustbe finished today. • A: Somebody has to clean the car. • P: The car has to be cleaned. • A: You should repair the washing machine. • P: The washing machine shouldbe repaired.
Phrases + Passive Infinitive • He wants to be loved. • His work tends to be criticised. • It’s nice to be given something you’ve alaways wanted to have.
Passive Gerund • He loves being appreciated. • I hate being treated like a child. • She objected to being treated so rudely. • Politicians are used to being asked all sorts of questions.
Change the sentences into passive. • Gustav Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris. • People expected Ted Hughes to win the Nobel Prize for literature. • Someone has stolen a Picasso from the Louvre. • An artist is going to cover the Kremlin in red fabric. • They are building a new shopping centre here. • They were cleaning the room when we arrived. • By the time I arrived, they had completed the project.
Answers • The Eiffel Tower in Paris was designed by Gustav Eiffel . • Ted Hughes was expected to win the Nobel Prize for literature. • A Picasso has been stolenfrom the Louvre. • The Kremlin is going to be covered in red fabric. • A new shopping centre is being built here. • The room was being cleaned when we arrived. • By the time I arrived, the project had been completed.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Passive form. • Everybody wants _____ (respect). • Seat belts must _____ (fasten) during take-off and landing. • _____ (praise) in public can be quite embarrassing. • My dishwasher doesn’t work. Can it _____ (repair)? • The door must not ____ (leave) open. • Most of the town ____ (destroy) by the earthquake last week. • The apartment next door _____ (redecorate) three times since 2000.
Answers • Everybody wants to be respected. • Seat belts must be fastened during take-off and landing. • Being praised in public can be quite embarrassing. • My dishwasher doesn’t work. Can it be repaired? • The door must not be left open. • Most of the town was destroyed by the earthquake last week. • The apartment next door has been redecorated three times since 2000.