The passive
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Hyɛ no nsow a efi ɔkyerɛwfo no hɔ:
English Foreing Language, EFL, intermediate, B1
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English Foreing Language, EFL, intermediate, B1
Some sentences below are active and some are passive. Which sentences are in the passive form?
The passive is formed with the verb to be an the past participle (3rd column / -ed)
1 - locate the verb (wrote).
2 - place the object (Hamlet) at the beginning of the new sentence, as the new subject.
3 - transform the verb into passive ( verb to be in the same verbe tense + -ed/3rd col.).
4 - place the original subject (Shakespeare) after the transformed verb and the preposition by. If the subject is not relevant (they, someone, everyone...) we don't need to include it.
Which option is a correct passive form of this sentence?
Customers exchange clothes easily.
Which option is a correct passive form of this sentence?
They didn't sell this make online.
Shops offer discounts during the sales period.
They printed thousands of flyers to advertise the new cafè.
They always refund your money.
The company distributed free samples.
They don't accept credit cards at this shop.
The shop will reduce the prices at the end of the season.
The seller and the customer negotiated on the price.
How do you feel about passives?