Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Class Notes 5
1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS
ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS
CLASS
2015/ Apr / 28th
15:00– 15:20
TheTeacher`sexplanation
What is transitive verbs?
When the actionison the object.
Verbs like: resemble,cook,like,equal,agreewith, mean,contain,hold,comprise,lack,suit, fit, become.
15:20– 15:50
Completethetestaboutpassivevoice (evaluation)
15:50– 16:05
When do we usesimplepastpassive?
We use that whenthe subjectisless important.
Forcompletefinishedactionsandeventsthat happenedinthepast..
How isthe passivevoiceform?
S + Be verb (past) + PP + C
16:05– 16:15
Doing theexerciseson page.97.
1. Completethesentenceswithwas/ were.
2. Put simplepast passive verbs into these sentences.
3. Makesimplepastpassive negatives andquestions.
16:15– 16:30
Video Passivevoicein pasttense
Reasonsto usethepassive:
When the subjectisunknownor obvious.
Toshift focusof the subject.
2. Sentencevariety.
16:30– 16:50
Presentcontinuous –passive
Structure: S + beverb + being +PP
I am beingsent.
We use to expressthingsthat happenbutnot finish.
A longperiodof time.
Can we use contractionsin passivevoice?
It depend.Passive is very formal English(do not use contractionsinpassive).
16:50– 17:00
Doing theexerciseson pages.98,99.
1. Questionsandanswers.Use the present progressivepassive.
2. Grammarandvocabulary.
