Ingles V: Superior Technological Institute of Escárcega
Ingles V: Superior Technological Institute of Escárcega
Ingles V: Superior Technological Institute of Escárcega
SUBJECT:
ENGLISH V
TEACHER:
LIC. JULIETA HERNÁNDEZ RAMÍREZ
GROUP: ERMA-5
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It is said that a 1. Frida got very good grades.
The active voice selence is in active
is a voice when the 2. Diego distributes gifts.
ACTIVE grammatical meaming of the
VOICE category Subject+ To be verb is pradocce
through which (aux)+Verb by the gramatical. 3. David paints the wall.
+Complement
the
It is formed with the 4. Octavio writes a novel.
conjugation of
auxiliar of the verb
the verb
to be.
indicates the
way or the way
in which the
subject
performs the
verbal action.
The form of the 1. A Hard Day's Night" was written
verb changps(to by the Beatles.
PASSIV E The passive be+past
VOICE voice, the participe). 2. This house was built by my father.
Object + Verb to
subject
be
receives The subject of the 3. The gifts were distributed by Diego.
+ Verb in
the action passive sentence
participle
of the verb and changes to the object 4. The movie ET was
the + Complement
of the passive. directed by Spielberg.
agent
complement
performs
the
action of the verb.
ACTIVITY 1 COMPARATIVE TABLE OF PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE
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ACTIVITY 2 RULE OF USE OF MODALS IN THE PASSIVE VOICE
Once you analyze the passive voice examples you will realize that it is nothing to
write home about; in fact, the only thing that changes is that we add the modal verb
between the subject and the verb "to be".
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Modal verbs serve to modify the intention of the sentence.
It is not the same to say: Phones can be used in class than Phones must be used
in class.
Can
Examples:
Might y could
Might and Could serve to express possibility in the present and in the future.
Example:
✔ This cake could be eaten if it weren't so hot! (This cake could be eaten if it
was not so hot!)
✔ Flying cars might be invented soon. (Flying cars could be invented soon!)
Couldn't y can't
Couldn't and Can't (contractions of cannot and could not, respectively) express
impossibility in the present and past.
Example:
Should
4
Example:
Have to and Must express need, lack of need, strong need, and prohibition.
Example:
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ACTIVITY 3.