Monday, 24 November 2014

2nd step

 BE SURE IF THE SENTENCE IS ACTIVE OR PASSIVE


AN ACTIVE SENTENCE IS TRANSLATED AS ACTIVE AND PASSIVE AS PASSIVE

PASSIVE: IN A PASSIVE SENETNCE, ACTION IS ON THE OBJECT.

IMPORTANT: NEVER TRY TO MAKE PASSIVE INTO ACTIVE OR ACTIVE INTO PASSIVE:
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE HAVE DIFFERENT FORMULA SO DON'T MIX THEM.


PRESENT INDEFINITE               FORMULA ACTIVE
         

                                   S+ I V + O


SUBJECT+ 1st  FORM OF VERB +  OBJECT

IF SUBJECT IS III PERSON SINGULAR ( ADD  s. es WITH VERB.

e.g  MY BROTHER            GO+ ES             TO SCHOOL
         III SINGULAR             IV+ES ( VOWELS AIEOU)

    BOYS            GO          TO         SCHOOL.
    (III PLURAL) NO  s, or es with verb.

BE SURE: NO S OR ES WITH -- I, WE, YOU ,THEY, PLURALS.
      


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