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#2 Grammar | The Passive
Suharno
2023
Praktikum Bahasa Inggris
Examples:
• That tree was/got blown over in the storm last night.
• This criminal is known to police in five different countries.
(gets known isn't possible here.)
For each sentence, use the passive
with "get" whenever possible.
1. I don't know why this class is always so dirty. It gets
cleaned (clean) every morning.
2. The murder suspect told the police a complicated
alibi but it wasn’t believed (believe) by them and he
was charged with the murder.
3. "Whose is that computer in the corner of the office?"
"I don't know – it never gets used (never use) by
anyone."
4. When foreign films are dubbed into English, usually a
lot of the original meaning gets lost (lose) in the
translation.
5. Humans are thought (think) to have originated in the
east of Africa.
For each sentence, use the passive
with "get" whenever possible.
1. I don't know why this class is always so dirty. It gets
cleaned (clean) every morning.
2. The murder suspect told the police a complicated
alibi but it wasn’t believed (believe) by them and he
was charged with the murder.
3. "Whose is that computer in the corner of the office?"
"I don't know – it never gets used (never use) by
anyone."
4. When foreign films are dubbed into English, usually a
lot of the original meaning gets lost (lose) in the
translation.
5. Humans are thought (think) to have originated in the
east of Africa.
The Passive
1. Passive Using "Get“ (12) ➔ 5. Passive or Active Exercise (14)
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4. 'A Lot Of' Passive Matching
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The Passive