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The Passive
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Turn from
active
into
passive
as in the example:
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1 He gave me a present.
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2 The waiter will bring us the bill.
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3 The Queen presented him with a medal.
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4 Amy showed me some photos.
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5 Jill sent Juan a letter.
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6 Her mother bought Olga some sweets.
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7 Bob has sold Ted a second-hand car.
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8 Larry is going to send a letter to Tom.
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I was given a present.
A present was given to me.
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The footballer has been offered a million pounds for the transfer.
∞Ó ¤Ó· Ú‹Ì· Û˘ÓÙ¿ÛÛÂÙ·È Ì ‰‡Ô ·ÓÙÈΛÌÂÓ·, Û˘Ó‹ıˆ˜ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈԇ̠·˘Ùfi Ô˘
‰ËÏÒÓÂÈ ÚfiÛˆÔ ÁÈ· Ó· ÍÂÎÈÓ‹ÛÔ˘Ì ÙËÓ ÚfiÙ·ÛË ÛÙËÓ passive.
I sent
her
some roses.
She
was sent some roses. (ÈÔ Û˘ÓËıÈṲ̂ÓÔ) ‹
Some roses
were sent to her. (ÏÈÁfiÙÂÚÔ Û˘ÓËıÈṲ̂ÓÔ)
Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.
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FOOTBALLER
OFFERED MILLION
POUNDS FOR TRANSFER
3-YEAR-OLD TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
AFTER SERIOUS FALL YESTERDAY
TREASURE DISCOVERED
IN OLD LADY’S GARDEN
NO CAMERAS
ALLOWED IN MUSEUM
MONEY BEING RAISED FOR
BABY’S OPERATION IN USA
PLANET BEING
DESTROYED BY POLLUTION
ANIMALS BEING USED
TO TEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS
RARE PICASSO PAINTING
TO BE EXHIBITED AT NATIONAL
GALLERY NEXT MONDAY
TOM CRUISE
ASKED TO SPONSOR
CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY
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