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THE PASSIVE

THE PASSIVE. Revision. Example. The butler murdered the detective. Subject verb object The detective was murdered by the butler. Passivization. A: The butler murdered the detective P: The detective was murdered by the butler

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THE PASSIVE

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  1. THE PASSIVE Revision

  2. Example • The butler murdered the detective. • Subject verb object • The detective was murdered by the butler

  3. Passivization • A: The butler murdered the detective • P: The detective was murdered by the butler • The active subject becomes the passive agent • The active object becomes the passive subject • The preposition by is introduced before the agent

  4. PASSIVE FORMATION • BE + PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE MAIN VERB

  5. Passive tenses • Present: The bill is passed • Past: • The bill was passed • Perfective: • The bill has been passed • Progressive: • The bill is being passed

  6. Modal auxiliaries • Modal + be + Past Participle • The bill may be passed • Modal + perfective • The bill may have been passed

  7. Exercise • 1. The constable arrested the driver of the stolen car • Passive: The driver of the stolen car was arrested by the constable • 2. The judge asked the witness to write the name on a piece of paper. • Passive: The witness was asked by the judge to write the name on a piece of paper.

  8. Exercise • 3. The company is going to issue a writ to prevent the trade union from going on strike. • Passive: A writ is going to be issued by the company to prevent the trade union from going on strike. • 4. He wrote his will in 1990. • Passive: His will was written in 1990.

  9. Exercise • 5. My grandmother left $5.000 to me in her will. • Passive: I was left $5.000 by my grandmother in her will. • 6. The court granted the company a two-week stay of execution. • Passive: The company was granted a two-week stay of exection by the court.

  10. Exercise • 7. They should call in detectives to help in the murder hunt. • Passive: Detectives should be called in to help in the murder hunt. • 8. They left the wounded man lying on the road. • Passive: The wounded man was left lying on the road.

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