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live lesson 9 February 2021

Passive Voice (Continuous)

verb-to-be + being + past participle

The janitor is cleaning the room now.

The room ...

The janitor is cleaning the room now.

The room is being cleaned by the janitor now.

The postmen are handling the parcels in the post office.

The parcels (plural) are being handled by the postmen (doers) in the post office (additional information).

subject phrase / object phrase

in passive voice sentences

Multiple Choice

Which of the options is the object phrase of the following active voice sentence?

The man is looking after the boy in a red coat.

• The man is

• looking after

• the boy

• the boy in a blue coat

The man is looking after the boy in a red coat.

How do you rewrite it into the passive voice correctly?

The boy in a red coat (object phrase to subject phrase) is being looked after (don't forget the preposition) by the man (doer).

The old man in a brown jacket and with a cap is my grandfather.

What is the mistake here?

Multiple Select

Choose the correct one. (Hint: Two options are correct.)

• The old man in a brown jacket and in a cap is my grandfather.

• The old man in a brown jacket and a cap is my grandfather.

• The old man with a brown jacket and with a cap is my grandfather.

• The old man with a brown jacket and in a cap is my grandfather.

The old man in a brown jacket and (in) a cap is my grandfather.

The lady with a handbag and with an umbrella is my science teacher.

The lady with a handbag and an umbrella is my science teacher.

The man in blue pants and with a large paper bag is a sailor.

The girl in a white dress and with a phone is my sister.