Lesson Four Grammar Pattern Drill Text A Exercise Text B
Lesson Four Grammar Pattern Drill Text A Exercise Text B
Grammar The Passive Voice(2) Exercise
Grammar The Passive Voice (2) Exercise
Grammar 1.When the verb in the passive voice takes two objects, it is more usual to make the indirect(personal)object the subject of the passive voice: Active:Xiao Li taught us (indirect object)a new song (direct object). Passive:We(subject)were taught a new song. Verbs such as give,tell,show,lend,write,pay,sell,buy. bring,make,fetch,promise and teach can take two objects. 2.Only transitive verbs may be used in the passive voice.But certain intransitive verbs can be made into transitive ones by the addition of a preposition.These verbs man be used in the passive voice.The preposition remains immediately after the verb
1.When the verb in the passive voice takes two objects, it is more usual to make the indirect (personal)object the subject of the passive voice: Active: Xiao Li taught us (indirect object) a new song (direct object). Passive: We(subject) were taught a new song. Verbs such as give, tell, show, lend,write, pay, sell, buy, bring,make, fetch,promise and teach can take two objects. 2.Only transitive verbs may be used in the passive voice .But certain intransitive verbs can be made into transitive ones by the addition of a preposition.These verbs man be used in the passive voice.The preposition remains immediately after the verb. Grammar
Grammar --This problem will be looked into by the vice chancellor of the university. --Such success was never dreamed of when we first started. --Children are well looked after in the kindergarten --Women were looked down upon in the old days. 3.In a passive sentence the doer is very often not mentioned When the doer is mentioned it is proceeded byby Active:Oi Baishi painted this picture. Passive:This picture was painted by Oi Baishi But sometimes we use prep.with --Smoke filled this room.This room was filled with smoke. --Paint covered the lock.The lock was covered with paint
--This problem will be looked into by the vice chancellor of the university. --Such success was never dreamed of when we first started. --Children are well looked after in the kindergarten --Women were looked down upon in the old days. 3.In a passive sentence the doer is very often not mentioned. When the doer is mentioned it is proceeded by by. Active: Qi Baishi painted this picture. Passive: This picture was painted by Qi Baishi. But sometimes we use prep.with --Smoke filled this room. This room was filled with smoke. --Paint covered the lock. The lock was covered with paint. Grammar
Grammar 4.Infinitives and gerunds may be used in the passive like following: --No one likes to be pushed around. --She hates being made fun of like that. --Molly is tired of being told what to do Exercise(page 77) 5.Turn the following sentences into the passive voice: Go bock to the list of boaks
4.Infinitives and gerunds may be used in the passive like following: --No one likes to be pushed around. --She hates being made fun of like that. --Molly is tired of being told what to do. Exercise(page 77) 5.Turn the following sentences into the passive voice: Grammar