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Passive Voice+ Tag question

Passive Voice+ Tag question

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English

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5th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Joseph Manso

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9 Slides • 30 Questions

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Passive Voice and tag questions.

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Passive voice produces a sentence in which the subject receives an action. ... In contrast, active voice produces a sentence in which the subject performs an action.

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Example

 My bike was stolen.

Someone stole my bike.

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Form of Passive


Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

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Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

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Rewrite the active sentences in passive voice and the passive sentences in active voice.


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Active: Many people visit Washington.

Passive:

Type answer...

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Passive: The White House was built by James Hoban.

Type answer...

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Passive: The White House and the Capitol are connected by Pennsylvania Avenue.

Type answer...

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In the Capitol, workers are building a visitors center.

Type answer...

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They will probably finish it in 2006.

Type answer...

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He sells cars.

Cars

Type answer...

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John teaches Peter English grammar.

Type answer...

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Milk

Type answer...

(keep) in the refrigerator.

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Fill in the Blanks

1. Jane

Type answer...

(take / not) to school by her father.

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The blue car

Type answer...

(sell)

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Climate

Type answer...

(affect) by geological position.

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Tag question

A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. We use tag questions to ask for confirmation. They mean something like: "Is that right?" or "Do you agree?" They are very common in English.

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Form of tag question.


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Multiple Choice

They’ll fail,

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Are they?

2

Aren’t they?

3

Will they?

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Won’t they?

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Multiple Choice

They do an excellent job.

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Do they?

2

Don’t they?

3

Would they?

4

Won’t they?

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Multiple Choice

You are mad about playing chess.

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Are you?

2

Aren’t you?

3

Do you?

4

Don’t you?

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Multiple Choice

This is amazing,

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does it?

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Do it?

3

Is it?

4

Isn’t it?

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Multiple Choice

He hasn’t found a job.

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Has he?

2

Hasn’t he?

3

Had he?

4

Is he?

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He isn’t working now.

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

She's preparing the lunch? (Write the correct tag question)

Type answer...

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Multiple Choice

They do an excellent job.

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Do they?

2

Don’t they?

3

Would they?

4

Won’t they?

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Multiple Choice

They’ll fail.

1

Are they?

2

Aren’t they?

3

Will they?

4

Won’t they?

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Multiple Choice

He isn’t working now.

1

Is he?

2

Isn’t he?

3

Has he?

4

Hasn’t he?

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Multiple Choice

He hasn’t found a job.

1

Has he?

2

Hasn’t he?

3

Had he?

4

Is he?

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Multiple Choice

Babies are coming hand in hand.

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Are they?

2

Aren’t they?

3

Do they?

4

Does they?

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Multiple Choice

This is amazing.

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Does it?

2

Do it?

3

Is it?

4

Isn’t it?

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Multiple Choice

My cousin doesn’t join us weekly.

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Do she?

2

Don’t she?

3

Does she?

4

Is she?

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He had an error in writing.

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

He hadn’t read the book before.

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

Hisham won't read the story tonight.

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

He'd travel soon.

Type answer...

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Fill in the Blanks

Sham wasn't happy.

Type answer...

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