advanced-passive-voice-explanation-exercises_157538.pptx

grammar

1. Advanced passive voice Vocabulary

2. If you had cut one of the classes out of school, which one would it be?

3. v

4. Try to replace the word ¨said¨with something else John said , "I'm going to the store to buy some groceries." Mary said , "The meeting has been postponed until next week." Sarah said , "I'll be working late tonight to finish this project." David said , "I can't make it to the party tomorrow, I have other plans." Emily said , "The new restaurant in town is fantastic, we should try it out sometime."

5. Now write the following sentences in a reported speech pattern Example: Deniz said, ¨I will give you guys homework¨⇒ Deniz said that she would give us homework. John said , "I'm going to the store to buy some groceries." Mary said , "The meeting has been postponed until next week." Sarah said , "I'll be working late tonight to finish this project." David said , "I can't make it to the party tomorrow, I have other plans." Emily said , "The new restaurant in town is fantastic, we should try it out sometime."

6. Reported speech pattern Reporting verbs Pattern Blame, apologise, congratulate, confess, accuse, etc… person/object + for + continuous (ing) She blamed government spending cuts for putting the school in a bad position. Decide, promise, etc… To + Infinitive They decided to organise an online vote. Recommend, admit, regret, suggest, deny, insist, etc… Continuous (ing) Then someone suggested cutting Art. Warn, invite, etc… person/object + (not) to + infinitive They warned us not to take that route.

7. We use passive report structures in more formal contexts to report information when the agent is not important. We use passive report structures with verbs such as say, think, believe, know, find and consider .

8. They say that music has a positive influence on humans. Music is said to have a positive influence on humans. In a UK study, they thought that learning an instrument improved children's learning skills. In a UK study, learning an instrument was thought to improve children's learning skills.

9. PRESENT: Subject + is/are + past participle + to + infinitive PAST Subject + was/were + past participle + have + past participle

10. If you had to add one elective course in school, what would it be?

11. Write an email to your principal asking to add this course to the curriculum. Use a passive reported speech at least once. 70-100 words.

12. More on passive + Causative “have”

13. PAssive with “get” In informal constructions , we use “get” instead of “be” when using the passive. Here are some rules: …got + V3 (Affirmative) OR …didn’t get + V3 (Negative) ONLY with action verbs, NEVER with stative verbs We use it when the action is accidental or when there is a clear good/bad effect.

14. What's the difference between: My windows were broken. My windows got broken.

15. Causative “have” I cleaned my house. (you clean it yourself) A cleaner cleaned my house. I had my house cleaned. (causative) We usually use ' have something done ' when we are talking about paying someone to do something for us. It's often used for services. The form is 'subject + have + object + past participle' .