The personal passive (G4 U3 S2)

Verbs with two objects in the passive voice: The personal passive... Look at the following sentences:1. Mr. Frog has just offered Mrs. Barbie a new job (active voice).2.A new jobas a model has just been offered to Mrs. Barbie. (passivevoice, focus on the direct object)3. Mrs. Barbiehas just been offered a new job as a model (passive voice, focus on the indirect object = personal passive)Some verbs are followed by two objects: the direct object and the indirect object.e.g. "give", "lend", "offer", "promise", "sell", "send", "show"In this case you often have got two different options to form a passive sentence:You can choose whether to put the focus on the direct (a job) or the indirect object (Mrs. Barbie, usually a "(group of) person(s)") by making them subject of the passive sentence. If the indirect object becomes subject of a passive sentences, you call the this construction "personal passive". Active, passive or personal passive? Decide which of these sentences are a) active voice, b) passive voice (focus on direct object) and c) personal passive? active voice Heidi has just promised Mrs. Barbie a fantastic career. Mrs. Barbie has put on a new dress. Mr. Frog has just shown Mrs. Barbie some pictures of herself. We will get an invitation to the next episode of Germany's Next Topmodel Mr. Frog promises Mrs. Barbie a huge sum of money. passive voice An invitation to Germany's Next Topmodel was sent to Mrs. Barbie. A new camera was given to Mr. Frog by Heidi. A fantastic career has been promised to Mrs. Barbie personal passive She was sent an invitation to Germany's Next Topmodel yesterday. He was given a new camera by Heidi Klum. She was shown some extraordinary picturesof herself. We will be sent an invitation to the next episode of GNT We are offered seats in the first row. p. 180 Complete the gaps. Make sentences in the personal passive. We wanted to book a holiday on a guest ranch in Canada. We were offered all kinds of ranch holidays by travel companies on the internet. We were promised a quiet and relaxing holiday (to promise). But we couldnt decide. So we went to the travel agency. When we arrived there, a group of people from Germany were being described two different kinds of ranch holidays (to describe, past progressive). So we asked for advice. Then we were given some brochures on ranch holidays by the travel agent (to give). The travel agent explained the difference between luxury farms and real working ranches to us. We chose a working ranch. We were shown some photos of a ranch in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia (to show). We liked it and agreed to stay there. We wanted to fly to Canada in September. So we were sold the tickets (to sell). Make sentences in the passive voice. Choose the personal passive where possible. Write the solution into the gaps. In Canada, some parents teach the children their lessons at home. In Canada, some children are taught their lessons at home. Homeschooling gives my parents and me the freedom to structure our school days ourselves. My parents and I are given the freedom to structure our school days ourselves. Companies offer many different kinds of teaching materials to parents. Parents are offered many different kinds of teaching materials by companies. My grandparents told me about a dark chapter in Canadian history. I was told about a dark chapter in Canadian history by my grandparents. The authorities removed children from their families. Children were removed from their families by the authorities. They forced the children to adopt Christian culture. The children were forced to adopt Chistian culture. They forbid the children to speak their own language. The children were forbidden to use their own language. Homework: Practice the personal passive Do p. 77 / 11: Indigenous education today. -p. 127 / 10: Small-town schoolsWrite sentences into your exercise book.