Voice（语态）.pptVIP

Voice a. We all respect him. b. He is respected by us all. c. The hunter killed the tiger. d. The tiger was killed by the hunter. I. Voice is used to show the relation between the action and its subject. Active voice: The subject performs the action. Passive voice: The subject receives the action. syntactic passive and notional passive II. Syntactic passive 1. Change the following sentences into the passive voice sentences: The manager has not signed the papers. → The papers have not been signed by the manager. b. They make these cars in China. → These cars are made in China (by them). c. I posted that letter last night. → That letter was posted last night. d. He told us a long story. 1→ We were told a long story (by him). 2→ A long story was told to us (by him). * e. Mother bought me a new coat. 1→ I was bought a new coat (by Mother). 2→ A new coat was bought for me (by Mother). “To” type verbs: give, show, send, bring, offer, read, pass, lend, leave, hand, tell, return, write, pay, throw, allow, wish, teach, post, promise, sell, etc. “For” type verbs: make, buy, do, fetch, paint, save, sing, find, order, etc. f. He will sing us an English song. 1→ We will be sung an English song. 2→ An English song will be sung for us. g. He asked me a question. 1→ I was asked a question. 2→ A question was asked of me. h. We bear him no grudge. → No grudge is borne against him. i. He played her a trick. → A trick was played on her. j. They chose Tom monitor. → Tom was chosen monitor. k. We asked the teacher to explain the difficult sentence again. → The teacher was asked to explain the difficult sentence again. l. I found him lying on the floor. → He was found lying on the floor. m. They painted the wall blue. → The wall was painted blue. n. They know that he is an expert. 1→ That he is an expert is known by them. 2→ It is known that he is an expert. 3→ He is known to be an expert. o. We think that he drives badly. 3→ He is thought to drive badly. p. The