Cover of the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2

The key answer of exercise 31

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Workbook 9 - Animals and us for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Look at the grammar map and fill in the blanks in the boxes below.

Answer

ACTIVE

  • Affirmative - Anne paints landscapes.
  • Negative - Anne doesn't paint landscapes.
  • Interrogative - Does Anne paint landscapes?
  • Short answers - Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

PASSIVE

  • Affirmative - Landscapes are painted by Anne.
  • Negative - Landscapes aren't painted by Anne.
  • Interrogative - Are landscapes painted by Anne?
  • Short answers - Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.

THE PASSIVE

FORM

  • Affirmative subject + be (in the different tenses) + past participle of the main verb
  • Negative subject + be (in the different tenses) not + past participle of the main verb
  • Interrogative (Is / Are / Am / Was / Were) + subject + past participle of the main verb
  • By is used before the person / thing that does the action.

USE

  • To focus on the action / object - Example: The new bridge was opened yesterday.
  • When the agent is unknown, implicit or not important - Example: The missing keys have been found.
  • To describe a scientific/technical process - Example: Water is heated to produce steam.
  • To describe a necessary action or obligation - Example: Brown sugar must be added to the hot chocolate.
  • To provide historical information or events - Example: Magna Carta was signed in 1215.
  • To narrate past events or actions without emphasizing the doer - Example: Two men were caught after robbing a bank last night.
  • To make announcements or notices - Example: he meeting will be held in Room 101.

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