Diapositiva 1

Passive voiceActive voiceThe subject of a sentence is the person or thing we talk about.When the subject does something, we use ACTIVE VOICE

E.g.: People sell good luck flowers.Subject (doer)Active verb ( it can be in diff. tenses)Object (receiver)2Passive voiceIt is used when the subject is not the doer of an action.We put the receiver of an action as the subject.We put the doer of an action as the object.

E.g.: Good luck flowers are sold by people.Object (Doer)Passive verb(It can be in diff. tenses)Subject ( receiver)The form of passive voice-It is formed by: be + past participleActivePassiveCollectPerformDecorateLightSweepBurnIs/are collectedIs/are performedIs/are decoratedIs/are litIs/are sweptIs/are burntPractice

People eat moon cakes at Mid-Autumn FestivalMoon cakes are eaten (by people) at Mid-Autumn festival

People sweep graves with brooms at Ching Ming Festival.Graves are swept with brooms (by people) at Ching Ming Festival.

People light lanterns at Mid-Autumn Festivals.Lanterns are lit (by people) at Mid-Autumn Festivals

GAME TIME!People sweep graves.Graves __________________.Is sweptAre sweptSweep SweptAre sweptPeople buy some flowersSome flowers ______________.Is boughtboughtBuyed Are boughtAre boughtMiss Lee paints a picture.A picture ___________ by Miss Lee.PaintedPaintAre paintedIs paintedIs paintedThe brother make a cake.A cake ___________ by the brother. makedAre madeIs madeIs makeIs madeJohn buys some new clothes.Some new clothes _________ by John boughtAre boughtIs boughtBe boughtAre bought The family clean the houseThe house __________________.Is cleaned by the familyAre cleaned by the familyCleaned by the familyClean by the familyIs cleaned by the familyMr. Chan places some flowersSome flowers __________________.Placed by Mr. ChanIs Placed by Mr. ChanAre placed by Mr. ChanAre place by Mr. ChanAre placed by Mr. ChanSally throws the old things.The old things ___________________.

Are threw by SallyIs thrown by SallyThrown by SallyAre Thrown by SallyAre thrown by SallyPeter draws a car___________________________. A car is drew by PeterA car is drawn by PeterPeter is drawn by a carPeter is drew by a carA car is drawn by PeterMr. and Mrs. Wu bake a cake___________________________.

A cake are baked by Mr. and Mrs. WuA cake is baked by Mr. and Mrs. WuA cake baked by Mr. and Mrs. WuA cake bake by Mr. and Mrs. Wu. A cake is baked by Mr. and Mrs. Wu