Tugas Modul : Learning Tasks M5 LA1 ( Task 3 )

Nama : Nurmaini. S.Pd

Sekolah : SMPN 01 PALMATAK

Task 3: Describing actions using the passives

Explanations answer the questions on ‘how’ something works or ‘why’ something happens.
They focus on describing ‘what happens’ to it or ‘how it happens’. For this purpose, passive
construction is used. Study the following explanation about the passive.
 Passive 1 (present simple)
Make these active present simple sentences passive. You don't need to repeat 'somebody'

1) Somebody sends emails.

Emails are sent

2) Somebody cuts the grass.

The grass is c

3) Somebody prefers chocolate.

Chocolate is p

4) Somebody often steals cars.

Cars are ofte

5) Somebody plays loud music.

Loud music is

6) Somebody speaks English here.

English is spok

7) Somebody loves the London parks.

The London p

8) Somebody wants staff.

Staff are w an

9) Somebody writes articles.

Articles are w

10) Somebody loves Julie.

Julie is loved

11) Somebody reads a lot of books.

A lot of books
12) Somebody cooks dinner every day.

Dinner is cook

13) Somebody delivers milk in the mornings.

Milk is delivere

14) Somebody buys flowers for the flat.

Flow ers are b

15) Somebody washes the cars every week.

The cars are w

16) Somebody writes a report every Friday.

A report is w r

17) Somebody fixes the roads.

The roads are

18) Somebody builds new houses every year.

New houses a

19) Somebody sells vegetables in the market.

Vegetables ar

20) Somebody cleans the office every day.

The office is c
 Passive 5 (mixed tenses)
Change these active sentences to passive. Choose if you need the agent or not.

1) The Government is planning a new road near my house.

A new road

2) My grandfather built this house in 1943.

This house w

3) Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

This house w

4) The cleaner has cleaned the office.

The office h

5) He had written three books before 1867.

Three books

6) John will tell you later.

You w ill be

7) By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal.

By this time

8) Somebody should do the work.

The w ork sh

9) The traffic might have delayed Jimmy.

Jimmy might

10) People speak Portuguese in Brazil.

Portuguese

Mr Brow n is
12) They are building a new stadium near the station.

A new stad

13) The wolf ate the princess.

The princes

14) At six o'clock someone was telling a story.

At six o'cloc

15) Somebody has drunk all the milk!

All the milk h

16) I had cleaned all the windows before the storm.

All the w ind

17) A workman will repair the computer tomorrow.

The compute

18) By next year the students will have studied the passive.

By next yea

19) James might cook dinner.

Dinner might

20) Somebody must have taken my wallet.

My w allet m
 Text 4
The diagram below shows a simple system that turns dirty water into clean water. Identify the
Noun phrase and verb phrase of sentences in the text. Write them in the table provided. The

first and second pairs have been located for you.

Noun Phrase Verb Phrase

the drum and barrel are placed
These items are linked
1 The filter Is made
2 Dirty water Is fixed
3 The water Is poured
4 The tap Is stored
5 Drinking Water Is turned on
6 Natural material and basic equipment Be used