CM 6

Révision
Manipulations : Transformez le GN souligné en un
pronom.
1) Can we put off our next meeting?
2) She doesn’t want to look after her baby
brother tomorrow.
3) I have been waiting for the bus for fifteen
minutes now.
4) You must sum up your novel in a few words.
5) Let’s not rule out the possibility of leaving
early.
6) I can’t put up with this situation any longer.
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Lundi 16 février 2015
La voix passive
Voix active / voix
passive. Emploi. Passif
« d'état ». Passif avec
GET. Passif des verbes à
particule et
prépositionnels. Verbes
à double complément.
Voix active → passive
1. Fred ate the sandwich.
1'. The sandwich was eaten by Fred.
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Voix active → passive
1. S V C.
1'. S (ancien C) V (BE + V-EN)
Agent (ancien S).
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Voix active → passive
2. The government will subsidize
the theatre.
2'. The thatre will be subsidized
(by the governement).
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Voix active → passive
3. Nora had repaired the car.
3'. The car had been repared (by
Nora).
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Voix active → passive
4. Ken is typing the letter.
4'. The letter is being typed (by
Ken).
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Voix active → passive
5. The caretaker must have
locked the door.
5'. The door must have been
locked (by the caretaker).
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Voix active → passive
6. Did the reporter interview the
President?
6'. Was the President
interviewed (by the reporter)?
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Emploi du passif
Intérêt du passif : possibilité de
l'Omission du complément
d'agent
7. The watch had been stolen.
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Emploi du passif
Equivalence avec le français :
on
8. I don't like being lied to.
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Emploi du passif
Construction impersonnelle
9. He is said to have made a
fortune selling vintage cars. (« Il
paraît qu'il »...)
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Emploi du passif
Verbe pronominal
10. This wine must be drunk at
room temperature. (« Ce vin se
boit... »)
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Passif d'état v. d'action
11. I looked at the branch, and
realized that it was broken.
=
passif « d'état »
=
BE + participe passé à valeur
d'adjectif (ce n'est pas une vraie
voix passive)
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Passif d'état v. d'action
11. I looked at the branch, and
realized that it was broken.
12. There was a storm, and the
branch was broken (by the
wind).
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Passif d'état v. d'action
11. I looked at the branch, and
realized that it was broken.
11'. I looked at the branch, and
realized that it was beautiful.
11''. I looked at the branch, and
realized that it was heavy with
fruit.
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Passif avec GET
13. We were held up in a traffic
jam.
13'. We got held up in a traffic
jam.
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Passif avec GET
=> événement survenant contre
la volonté du sujet
14. He got drowned.
15. He got arrested.
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Passif avec GET
=> effort de la part du sujet
16. In the end, he got (himself)
elected.
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Passif avec GET
Certains verbes s'utilisent de
préférence avec GET :
to get married, to get
divorced, to get invited, to
get used to, to get dressed...
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Verbes à particule
17. He called the meeting off.
→
17'. The meeting was called off.
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Verbes prépositionnels
18. People talk much about this
subject.
→
18'. This subject is much talked
about Ø.
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Verbes prépositionnels
19. He does not like people
looking at him.
→
19'. He does not like being
looked at Ø.
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Verbes prépositionnels
Act. : Sujet – Verbe – Prép. - Comp
Pass. : Sujet – Verbe – Prép. - (agent)
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Verbes à double complément
20. Fred gave Susan the photo.
Pas. 1 : The photo was given to Susan
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Verbes à double complément
20. Fred gave Susan the photo.
Pas. 2 : Susan was given the photo.
Verbes à double complément
21. His boss offered him a pay rise.
21'. A pay rise was offered to him.
21''. He was offered a pay rise.
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Verbes à double complément
22. Someone told me an interesting
story.
22'. I was told an interesting story.
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Verbes à double complément
Verbes acceptant un passif 2 :
To tell, to give, to explain, to
notify, to send, to buy, to refuse...
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Exercices
Mettez les phrases suivantes au passif en
transformant le GN souligné en sujet :
1) Someone told me his latest novel was
fascinating.
2) Someone gave her a strange explanation.
3) Someone gave her a strange explanation.
4) Someone refused him entrance to the club.
5) Someone sent her a love letter for
Valentine’s day.
6) Someone sent her a love letter for
Valentine’s day.
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