miércoles, 27 de febrero de 2008

Passives

*ACTIVE:
Subject + verb + complement

*PASSIVE:
Complement (Object) + is / are + verb in past participle + by + subject


°Examples:
1.- ACTIVE = W. Sh. wrote Romeo and Juliet.
PASSIVE= Romeo and Juliet was written by W. Sh.

2.- ACTIVE = People grow bananas in Tabasco.
PASSIVE = Bananas are grown in Tabasco.

3.- ACTIVE = Japanese women wear kimonos.
PASSIVE = Kimonos are worn by Japanese women.

4.- ACTIVE = Engineers are building a new subway line this year.
PASSIVE = A new subway line is being built this year.

5.- ACTIVE = They have change the meeting.
PASSIVE = The meeting has been changed.

6.- ACTIVE = Gaby has found the missing file.
PASSIVE = The missing file has been found by Gaby.

7.- ACTIVE = They make wine from the fermented juice of grapes.
PASSIVE = Wine is made from the fermented juice of grapes.

8.- ACTIVE = The pour the juice into bottles.
PASSIVE = The juice is poured into bottles.

9.- ACTIVE = They distribute the bottles throught the country.
PASSIVE = The bottles are distributed throught the country.

10.- ACTIVE = People have tried this delicious juice.
PASSIVE = This delicious juice has been tried.

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