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WorksheetsPASSIVE AND ACTIVE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
We often use the passive when...
it's not said, known, or important who does the action
we want to say who did the action
we didn't know who did something
we care about who did the action
We can often say things in ______ ways
three
two
many
If you want to say who did the action, use_____
by
for
We can use ________ and ________ forms to say things
grammar, spoken
written, public
active, passive
In the sentence: Batman begins was directed by Christopher Nolan
the focus is more on the film
the focus is more on Nolan
In the sentence: Chistopher Nolan directed Batman begins in 2005,
the focus is more on Nolan
the focus is more on the film
We form negatives and questions in the same way as in the active sentences______
True
False
We often use the passive to talk about__________
processes and formal writing
things that happened to us
It's an active sentence:
People don't use this room very often
This room isn't use very often
It's a passive sentence:
They built the college in the 16th century.
The college was built in the 16th century.
