LANGUAGE SPOT
The Passive Voice – Present Tense
1. Revise these sentences from the text. a. The main role of the story is played by the loving baker’s daughter Charmain. b. Marley, the mad Labrador dog, is owned by John and his wife, Jenny. c. This book is called Kaspar, Prince of Cats. 2. Answer these questions. a. Which of these sentences refer to a dog / a story / a name? b. Where in the sentences did you find this information? c. What is special about the structure of the sentences? 3. Copy and complete this general rule in your notebook. We use the Passive Voice when we want to draw the reader’s attention to the person / thing that received the effect of the action, more than to the person who executed the action. The Present Simple Passive is formed with the ___________ tense of the verb _________ + the participle of a main __________. Note: We use by + noun when we want to say who executes the action.
14 Put these words in order to form sentences in the Present Simple Passive Voice. a. advertise - designed - is – new - the - This – title - to - website. b. are - books – on – paper - printed - recycled - Those. c. by - is - of - Our – people - thousands - visited - website.
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Match the first part of these sayings (a. – e.) with the second part (i. – v.). Check with the recording. a. A kind word is b. Everyday is a gift, that’s why it is c. God’s laughter is d. Opportunity is always e. People are i. ii. iii. iv. v.
called the present. dressed in “work clothes”. heard when birds sing. known by the company they keep. never wasted. http://www.coolnsmart.com/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/2470/lslists.htm
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