Step 8 · الخطوة 8
The Passive Voice
المبني للمجهول
Learning objective · هدف الدرس
I can transform active sentences into passive ones and know when to use the passive.
أستطيع تحويل الجمل من المبني للمعلوم إلى المبني للمجهول، وأعرف متى أستخدمه.
WHAT? · What is the grammar point?
ما هي القاعدة؟Use the passive when the action or the object is more important than who did it, or when the doer is unknown. It is common in reports, history and science.
RULE
القاعدة- subject + be (am/is/are/was/were) + past participle (+ by …)
- Active: Workers built the fort. → Passive: The fort was built (by workers).
EXAMPLES · How do we use it?
أمثلةCommon mistake
خطأ شائع✗ The letter was write yesterday.
✓ The letter was written yesterday.
نستخدم التصريف الثالث للفعل (written).
PRACTICE · Guided practice
تدريب موجّهFill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
1. Dates ___ in many parts of Oman.
Fill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
2. The letter ___ yesterday.
3. Active: 'Students clean the classroom.' Passive:
Independent practice
تدريب مستقلShort answer · إجابة قصيرة
1. Sentence transformation: 'Potters make these pots in Bahla.' → Passive
CHECK · Self-check test
اختبر نفسكFill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
1. The Royal Opera House Muscat ___ in 2011.
2. Why is the passive common in reports?
Practice freely — nothing is saved.تدرّب بحرية، لا يتم حفظ أي إجابة أو نتيجة.
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