Entry | Grammar Lesson 52 LEVEL 5
Entry | Grammar Lesson 52
Lesson 52 : Passive Voice and its negative form
Lesson 52 : Passive Voice and its negative form
Reading (Reading)
Reporters write news
reports.
(Reporters write news reports.)
News reports are written
by reporters.
(News reports are written by
reporters.)
She does not invite me to
parties.
(She does not invite me to
parties.)
My father fixed our
I am not invited to parties
by her.
(I am not invited to parties by
her.)
computers.
Our computers were fixed by
my father.
(My father fixed our computers.)
(Our computers were fixed by my
father.)
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The dog did not chase the
The cat was not chased by the
cat.
dog.
(The dog did not chase the cat.)
(The cat was not chased by the
dog.)
May will record a song.
(May will record a song.)
The company will not buy
new computers.
A song will be recorded by
May.
(A song will be recorded by May.)
The new computers will not
be bought by the company.
(The company will not buy new
(The new computers will not be
computers.)
bought by the company.)
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Grammar focus (Grammar focus)
“Active voice” is a grammatical voice common in many world languages. In “Active voice” the subject
performs the action denoted by a verb. In this case, the sentence is formed as (Subject) + (Verb)
+ (Object).
“Passive voice” is a grammatical voice in which the focus is on the action. It is usually not
important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action. When rewriting
sentences from Active to Passive voice use the following pattern: (Subject) + (finite form of to
be) + Past Participle.
Note: The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence, whereas
the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped).
Negative sentences of Passive Voice are formed by adding “not” before the Auxiliary verb,
like standard negative sentences. So, the form is (Subject) + (Auxiliary verb) + not + (Past
particle of the verb) + by + (Object). Future tense and past tense are formed the same way.
E.g.）The document isn’t printed by my secretary.
(The document isn’t printed by my secretary.)
The document wasn’t printed by my secretary.
(The document wasn’t printed by my secretary.)
The document won’t be printed by my secretary.
(The document won’t be printed by my secretary.)
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Speaking (Speaking)
1) They serve dinner at 6:00. (They serve dinner at 6:00.)
Dinner is served at 6:00. (Dinner is served at 6:00.)
2) Once a week, John cleans the house. (Once a week, John cleans the house.)
Once a week, the house is cleaned by John.
(Once a week, the house is cleaned by John.)
3) Somebody hit me. (Somebody hit me.)
I was hit by somebody. (I was hit by somebody.)
4)
We set the table. (We set the table.)
The table was set by us. (The table was set by us.)
5)
The manager fired the three employees.
(The manager fired the three employees.)
The three employees were fired by the manager.
(The three employees were fired by the manager.)
6)
Her husband didn’t steal the money.
(Her husband didn’t steal the money.)
The money wasn’t stolen by her husband.
(The money wasn’t stolen by her husband.)
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7)
The dog didn’t eat the ice cream.
(The dog didn’t eat the ice cream.)
The ice cream wasn’t eaten by the dog.
(The ice cream wasn’t eaten by the dog.)
8)
Millions of people will visit the museum.
(Millions of people will visit the museum.)
The museum will be visited by millions of people.
(The museum will be visited by millions of people.)
9)
Our boss won’t sign the contract tomorrow.
(Our boss won’t sign the contract tomorrow.)
The contract won’t be signed by our boss tomorrow.
(The contract won’t be signed by our boss tomorrow.)
10) They will not show the new film.
(They will not show the new film.)
The new film will not be shown by them.
(The new film will not be shown by them.)
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Sentence Changing (Sentence Changing)
Change the Active Voice sentences into Passive Voice.
1) They make cars in Japan. (They make cars in Japan.)
2) A thief didn’t steal my new car. (A thief didn’t steal my new car.)
3) A famous reporter wrote this article. (A famous reporter wrote this article.)
4) My sisters will clean my room. (My sisters will clean my room.)
5) Tom didn’t make the decision. (Tom didn’t make the decision.)
6) My grandfather planted this tree last year.
(My grandfather planted this tree
last year.)
7) Many tourists will visit the Eiffel Tower this month. (Many tourists will visit
the Eiffel Tower this month.)
8) Snow didn’t cover the mountains. (Snow didn’t cover the mountains.)
9) She did not win the first prize. (She did not win the first prize.)
10)
The guard did not lock the door. (The guard did not lock the door.)
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Translating (Translating)
Translate these sentences into English.
1)
Luckily, the man was not bitten by the dog.
2)
A BMW is driven by my mother.
3)
Some emails were not sent by Marc.
4)
I was given a cellphone by my mom.
5)
The car won’t be repaired by my father tomorrow.
6)
It will be installed by the technician.
7)
The most difficult test this year was given by our English teacher.
8)
The students will be taught by Joy.
9)
The rent will not be paid by my sister.
10) He will not be questioned by them.
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