1. Personal Passive. When we put an object of an active sentence into passive, it becomes subject of the passive sentence.. Active sentence → The professor gave the students the books.; Passive sentence → The students were given the books. We sometimes use a pronoun for the students or the books in its subject form (here: they).. Active sentence → The professor gave …
Passive Grammar – the basics. This is a worksheet that provides an overview of the basic passive structures, the rules and tense exercises. It also includes a speaking activity. A nice lesson to revise the basic structures and use of the passive. Level ***** [ B1/B2]
Personal and impersonal Passive voice. ID: 131788. Language: English. School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: intermediate. Age: 15+. Main content: Passive voice. Other contents: Add to my workbooks (274)
1. Personal Passive ... When we put an object of an active sentence into passive, it becomes subject of the passive sentence. ... We sometimes use a pronoun for the ...
Cambridge English exams online preparation, free practise test, exercises and video lessons. All levels: Young Learners: Starters (Pre A1), Young Learners: ...
1. Form: subject + passive verb + to-infinitive (simple present, present continuous, future) ... active: People know Susan is a car thief. impersonal passive: It ...
People know that she is a good swimmer. · They say that Francis is in hospital. · They think that the children are in bed. · People believe that the robber has ...
1. PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL PASSIVE ACTIVE VOICE They say women live longer than men. IMPERSONAL PASSIVE It is said that women live longer than men. PERSONAL ...
We use the personal and impersonal passive to express other people`s opinions. We can use the impersonal passive to avoid mentioning the identity of the agent. We usually do this by using reporting verbs (including say, think, believe, know,etc.) preceded by the dummy subject "it" , as in : It is said that, it is thought that, etc.
Verbs without an object (intransitive verb) normally cannot form a personal passive sentence (as there is no object that can become the subject of the passive ...
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL PASSIVE CONTRUCTIONS ... The verbs think, believe, say, report, know, expect, consider, understand etc are used in the following passive ...
Personal and Impersonal Constructions Gap-fill exercise. Finish the sentences using personal and impersonal passive constructions. Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. 1. It is said that this orchestra is the best in the world This orchestra . 2.
We use the personal and impersonal passive to express other people`s opinions. We can use the impersonal passive to avoid mentioning the identity of the ...