2. Passive voice
Formula : To be + v3
Tenses
To be
Present
Is, am, are
Continuous
To be + Being
Perfect
Been
Past
was , were
Future
be
Modal auxilary
(can, could,
shall, should,
must )
be
EXAMPLE
1. My father writes a letter
a letter is written by my father
2.my father is writing a letter
a letter is being written by my father
3.My father has written a letter
a letter has been written by my
father
4.My father wrote a letter
a letter was written by my father
5.My father will write a letter
a letter will be written by my father
6. My father must write a letter
a letter must be written by my father
3. REPORTED SPEECH
( DIRECT INDIRECT )
THE RULES OF REPORTED SPEECH
- CHANGE The verb
from present past
From past past perfect
Change the interrogative sentence to
statement
TIME SIGNAL :
1.
Now Then
2.
Today The day
3.
Yesterday They day before
4.
Last night the night before
5.
Tomorrow the following day
1.statement (THAT)
He said , “ I Love you “
He said THAT he loved me
2. interrogative (IF/WHEATHER )
He asked me, “do you study english at New
concept? “
he asked me if I studied English at New
Concept
3. WH QUESTION ( WH question)
He asked me, “ where do you buy dictionary?”
he asked me WHERE I bought dictionary
4. COMMAND ( TO / NOT TO )
-He said, “ open the door! “
He asked me TO open the door
-he said “ don’t be lazy! “
He asked me NOT TO be lazy
4. CONJUNCTION
a conjunction is a part of speech that
connects two words, sentences, phrases or
clauses
Kinds of conjunction
1. coordinate conjunction
2. subordinate conjunction
3. correlative conjunction
5. COORDINATE CONJUNCTION
Coordinate conjunctions are used to join two
parts of a sentence that are grammatically
equal. The two parts may be single words or
clauses. Coordinate conjunction
and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so
- Jack and Jill went up the hill.
- The water was warm, but I didn't go
swimming.
7. Correlative conjunction
to join words and groups of words of equal weight in a sentence. There are
six different pairs of correlative conjunctions:
either...or
not only...but (also)
neither...nor (or increasingly neither...or)
both...and
whether...or
just as...so
Examples:
You either do your work or prepare for a trip to the office.
Not only is he handsome, but he is also brilliant.
Neither the basketball team nor the football team is doing well.
Both the cross country team and the swimming team are doing well.
Whether you stay or you go, it's your decision.