Presentation Exercise: Chapter 18 Multiple Choice. The passive voice - PDF document

Presentation Exercise: Chapter 18 Multiple Choice. The passive voice a) usually does not expect a direct object c) directs the verb’s action toward the subject b) is the opposite of active voice d) all of the above True or False. English passive verb forms typically involve some form of the verb “ to be .” Fill in the Blank. In converting a sentence from active to passive voice (without altering its meaning), you change what functions as the _____________________________ of the active sentence into the subject of its passive-voice equivalent. Circle the correct voice for each sentence below. “ I am praised. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ I praise. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ We were warned. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “W e warned. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ They will be held. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ They will hold. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ I am praising. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ I am (being) praised .” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ We were warning. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE “ We were warned. ” ACTIVE or PASSIVE True or False. An easy way to determine if you’re dealing with a n active form is to add “ by someone ” after it and see if it makes sense. 1

Active to Passive. Change the following active-voice sentences to passive voice. 1. Students study Latin. ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. He explained the passive voice. ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. The enemy could not take Rome. ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. You ought to make better choices. ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. What did the general say? ____________________________________________________________________________ 6. Let virtue rule your heart. ____________________________________________________________________________ 7. In the active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb. ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ True or False . Any active verb ─ even an intransitive verb or a verb without a direct object ─ can be converted in the passive voice. Circle the verbs in the following list which are intransitive. arrive sigh die fall remain be prevail True or False. Where English uses “ be ” to create passive forms in the present tenses, Latin does not. 2

Fill in the chart below with the proper forms belonging to the present-tense system. PASSIVE ENDINGS PRESENT PASSIVE OF AMO SING PL * SING PL * 1 st * _____________ _____________________ _________ ___________ * 2 nd * _____________ _____________________ _____(___) ___________ * 3 rd * _____________ _____________________ _________ ___________ IMPERFECT PASSIVE OF AMO FUTURE PASSIVE OF AMO SING PL * SING PL * 1 st __________________ * _____________ ________________ ______________ * 2 nd __________________ * _____________ ________________ ______________ * 3 rd ______________ __________________ * _____________ ________________ PRESENT PASSIVE OF AGO FUTURE PASSIVE OF AGO SING PL * SING PL * 1 st __________________ * _____________ ________________ ______________ * 2 nd __________________ * _____________ ________________ ______________ * 3 rd ______________ __________________ * _____________ ________________ Circle, underline and draw bunny ears on the ONE(!) mandatory long mark in the forms above. 3

Translate the following finite verb forms: amor ________________________ amaberis ________________________ amaris ________________________ agar ________________________ amatur ________________________ agĕris ________________________ amabar ________________________ agēris ________________________ amabor ________________________ sci ēris ________________________ Translate the following verb forms: amari ________________________ agere ________________________ moneri ________________________ iacere ________________________ agi ________________________ ē gi ________________________ sentiri ________________________ i ē ci ________________________ iaci ________________________ duxi ________________________ Active to Passive. Change the sentence “you did it” into the passive voice: ______________________________________________________________________________ Fill in the Blank . In the sentence “ The Romans were saved by their friends, ” the verb is in the ________________ voice, and “friends” serves as the personal ___________________. Supply the correct Latin words which complete the following sentences: Romani ________________________ _____________ (“by their friends”) servabantur . Romani _______________________________ ___ (“by/with great effort”) servabantur . True or False. The ablative of personal agent requires the preposition a/ab . 4

VOCABULARY Complete the information about the vocabulary items discussed in the presentation. For CATEGORY give the declension (adjectives), declension/gender (nouns), conjugation (verbs) or part of speech (others). For OTHER INFORMATION, include elements such as the word’s base. WORD CATEGORY MEANING/S OTHER INFORMATION CONSILIUM: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ GENUS: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ ALIUS: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ A/AB: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ ETIAM: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ LEGO: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ MOVEO: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ TERREO: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ VIDEOR: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ LUDUS: ____________ ________________________ ________________________ 5