Passive & Active
The chef cooks dinner every night. → Make it passive.
“Dinner is cooked by the chef every night”
To copy or do something again, often exactly the same way.
“replicate”
rain / will / if / stay / we / home / it
“If it rains, we will stay home” or “We will stay home if it rains.”
That’s the boy which won the prize.
“That’s the boy WHO won the prize”
He was tired. ______, he kept working. (however / therefore / because)
However
The song was written by Taylor Swift. → Make it active.
“Taylor Swift wrote the song”
To make a rule or law that controls something.
“regulate”
you / not study / fail / will / you / exam / if
“If you don’t study, you will fail the exam”
I have a friend which sister works at NASA.
“I have a friend WHOSE sister works at NASA”
She studied hard. ______, she passed the test. (although / so / because)
so or therefore
Someone is fixing my bike right now. → Change to passive.
“My bike is being fixed right now”
To pretend to be someone else, especially to make people laugh or trick them.
“impersonate”
she / late / be / the teacher / will / get / angry
“If she is late, the teacher will get angry”
The movie, who was very long, bored everyone.
“The movie, WHICH was very long, bored everyone”
______ it was raining, we played football anyway. (so that / although / since)
although
The homework hasn’t been finished by the students. → Change to active.
“The students haven’t finished the homework”
The ability of machines or computers to think and learn like humans.
“artificial intelligence” (or AI)
they / finish / early / go / out / will / they
“If they finish early, they will go out”
She’s the artist which painted this mural.
“She’s the artist WHO painted this mural”
They left early ______ they wouldn’t miss the bus. (so that / because / but)
so that
They will announce the winner tomorrow. → Passive with “will be”.
“The winner will be announced tomorrow”
To vanish from sight or stop existing.
“disappear”
won’t / he / unless / apologize / she / to / talk / him
“She won’t talk to him unless he apologizes”
The man, that car was stolen, called the police.
“The man, WHOSE car was stolen, called the police”
He forgot his password. ______, he couldn’t log in. (consequently / otherwise / despite)
consequently