3. The Passive. Fill in the verbs. 1. The World Cup ... by Italy in 2006. (win)
2. Masks ... by men in Papua New Guinea. (wear)
3. The cooking ... usually ... by my mother. (make)
4. That old house ... in the 14th century. (built)
4. Change these sentences from active to passive.
1. The gardener watered the flowers.
2. He kept the animals in the cage.
3. They don't grow tea in Scotland.
4. Judges in the UK wear white wigs.
To change this sentence from active to passive, we need to identify the subject (the World Cup) and the object (Italy). In the active sentence, Italy is the one performing the action of winning the World Cup. In the passive sentence, the subject (the World Cup) becomes the receiver of the action and the object (Italy) becomes the doer of the action. Therefore, we use the past participle form "won" for the verb "win" and add the auxiliary verb "was" before it.
2. Masks are worn by men in Papua New Guinea.
In the active sentence, men in Papua New Guinea are the ones wearing the masks. To change it to the passive, we use the past participle form "worn" for the verb "wear" and add the auxiliary verb "are" before it.
3. The cooking is usually made by my mother.
In the active sentence, my mother is the one usually making the cooking. In the passive sentence, my mother becomes the doer of the action and the cooking becomes the receiver of the action. We use the past participle form "made" for the verb "make" and add the auxiliary verb "is" before it.
4. That old house was built in the 14th century.
In the active sentence, someone (not specified) built the old house in the 14th century. To change it to the passive, we use the past participle form "built" for the verb "build" and add the auxiliary verb "was" before it.
Changing sentences from active to passive:
1. The flowers were watered by the gardener.
In the active sentence, the gardener is the one performing the action of watering the flowers. In the passive sentence, the flowers become the receiver of the action and the gardener becomes the doer of the action. We use the past participle form "watered" for the verb "water" and add the auxiliary verb "were" before it.
2. The animals were kept in the cage by him.
In the active sentence, he is the one keeping the animals in the cage. In the passive sentence, the animals become the receiver of the action and he becomes the doer of the action. We use the past participle form "kept" for the verb "keep" and add the auxiliary verb "were" before it.
3. Tea is not grown in Scotland by them.
In the active sentence, they (not specified) are not the ones growing tea in Scotland. In the passive sentence, tea becomes the receiver of the action and they become the doer of the action. We use the past participle form "grown" for the verb "grow" and add the auxiliary verb "is" before it.
4. White wigs are worn by judges in the UK.
In the active sentence, judges in the UK are the ones wearing white wigs. In the passive sentence, the wigs become the receiver of the action and judges become the doer of the action. We use the past participle form "worn" for the verb "wear" and add the auxiliary verb "are" before it.