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Exercice 13/Passif-Invention
Message de here4u posté le 23-08-2014 à 11:34:26 (S | E | F)
Hello, dear all of you !

You're asking for more ... There it comes !

Exercise 13 : Passives and Invention …
In the first four sentences, you’ll be invited to put as many passives as possible (and/or reasonable!)
The last eight sentences will have to be completed in order to be grammatically correct and make sense … You’re totally free to make them funny ,sad, humorous, poetic or whatever you fancy …(You can choose a theme and stick to it … or not !)
As you’re very free to write whatever you choose to, I can’t really tell how difficult this exercise will be … I know that Being free isn’t always easy … Let’s say .
Correction given on the 2nd of September. (possibility to edit till August 30th included.)

1)They haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you.
2)At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone introduced her to the guests.
3)People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.
4)I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.

5)If ever I’d ………………….I’m sure I’d have ………
6)For reasons already stated, I ……………….(+ at least one modal)
7)This funny event was due not so much to ………………
8)From being merely ……………………
9)It was as though ……………………….
10)Nor is this the only ……………………..
11)He was walking about as though …………………..
12)Susie won’t tell you anything else unless …………….

Hope it will entertain you !

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Modifié par lucile83 le 23-08-2014 13:31

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de maxwell, postée le 23-08-2014 à 20:26:54 (S | E)
Thanks for this most interesting exercise with many difficulties, especially the 3rd sentence !

1)Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken care of.

2)At the party, the famous Professor wasn't taken any notice of, whereas his pretty young wife was made fuss of from the moment she was introduced to the guests.

3.1 The Moon is no longer said to be inhabited no more than it is said that Mars is (inhabited)
3.2 The Moon is no longer said to be inhabited anymore than Mars
3.3 It is no longer said that either the Moon or Mars is inhabited
3.4 It is no longer said that the Moon is inhabited as well as Mars is inhabited

4)My car was only driven once since it had been serviced.

5) If ever I'd lied to you, I'm sure I'd have got some very good reason to do so.

6)For reasons already stated, I've decided that your children should be left in your parents' care until you've been treated for your addiction

7) This funny event was due not so much to his carelessness as to his well-known clumsiness

8) From being merely innocent, this movement has turned out to be a telling sign of the tension between the two of them.

9) It was as though he had never been at school !

10) Nor is this the only way to use it : with your Masterchief robot, preparing apple pies becomes a child's play ! Cooking meals for all your family will even become your favorite hobby !

11) He was walking about as though he was trying to get rid of his haunting thoughts.

12 Susie won't tell you anything else unless you promise to keep it secret forever.

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de kazan, postée le 23-08-2014 à 20:36:42 (S | E)
Hello !!
This time the exercise was more difficult. But it was interesting anyway!

1)They haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you.
-> Nothing has been moved by them since You've been sent away to be taken care of.

2)At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone introduced her to the guests.
-> At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas some fuss had been made of his pretty woman from the moment she was introduced to the guests by someone.

3)People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.
->It is no longer said that the Moon is inhabited anymore than Mars.

4)I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.
-> My car was driven only once since it had been serviced.

"If ever I was rich I’m sure I’d have no trouble spending my money" I had thought, looking at my reflection in the mirror.
I grew up in a shabby place, I deserved better than this miserable life. My father was a carpenter and my mother was a housewife. Both earned low wages, which wasn't much at the end of the day. My four siblings and I couldn't afford much and I hated that.

(,,,) For reasons already stated, I would have done anything to escape my terrible condition. Almost anything. Come to think of it, not anything. I once considered robbing a gas station. But I had dropped the idea instantly.One day, I won the lottery.

This funny event was due not so much to sheer luck as my addiction. At that time, I used to gamble all my money in gambling games, casino, scratch games... you name it.
And just like that, my bank account had been credited with two million dollars. You should have seen my banking advisor whose face had completely changed. The awful grin had been replaced by a radiant smile.

From being merely a drifter, I was now called "Sir" and offered cups of coffee. The bank director welcomed me in person each time I dropped by.

It was as though I was a whole new person. Long gone was Sam. The tables had been turned and "Sir Nigel" was my new title when they addressed me, it seemed. Confusing. I began to change. I made new friends and went to the most expensive restaurants.
One night, in that restaurant, I stared at my reflection in the mirror. And it struck me. The long face with the dark rings under the eyes started to talk:" My friends wouldn't recognize me, but

nor is this the only thing that's changed lately, is it, dude? " I hardly ever came home anymore. And when I did, Susie and the children were already fast asleep when I crossed the threshold. The day after I met Gary my best friend.

He was walking about as though lost in his thoughts, as always, a lit cigarette in his mouth, as if he was walking an invisible dog. His clothes seemed to large- as were his glasses- and underlined the absent-minded look he had about him. He gave me a grave look and said to me in a sorry voice:

"Susie won’t tell you anything else unless she is compelled to, you know her... but I think she 'll leave real soon with the kids. She's seen a lawyer and want to get a divorce. I'm really sorry mate. She's set her mind. I've tried to reach you but..."
I wasn't listening anymore. My world had just collapsed at that moment.

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de mamou3, postée le 24-08-2014 à 09:12:13 (S | E)
Hello Here4u !

This exercise is worth but I tried like that :

1. Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken care of.
2. At the party, the famous Professor was not noticed whereas his pretty young wife was the focal point from the moment she was introduced to the guests.
3. It's no longer said that neither the Moon nor Mars are uninhabited.
4. My car was only driven once since it had been serviced.
5. If ever I'd have more free time I'm sure I'd have an overwhelming desire to read tons of books.
6. For reasons already stated I should better manage my working time.
7. This funny event was due not so much to the situation but especially to the moment when it took place.
8. Far from being merely a song 'Imagine' has always been an anthem for the nonviolence.
9. It was as though we had retourned 30 years behind and as if we were again 20 years old.
10. Nor is this the only way to love. Love can be expressed by 100 different ways.
11. He was walking about as though the rain didn't bother him.
12.Susie won't tell you anything else unless you give her a good explanation.

Thanks a lot of course

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de alpiem, postée le 24-08-2014 à 20:22:16 (S | E)
Hello, here 4u, let's play!

1/Nothing has been moved since you had been sent away to be taken care of.

2/ The famous professor was not noticed at all at the party unlike his pretty young wife who was made fuss of her from the moment she was introduced to the guests .

3/Mars and the Moon are no longer said to be inhabited.
Mars and the moon had for long been said to be inhabited.

4/My car has only been driven once since being serviced.

5/If ever I had known life was so tricky,I'm sure i'd have slipped back into my mother's bosom

6/But for reasons already stated, I came to the conclusion that this may not be possible to occur.

7/This funny event was due, not so much to the material occurances but rather to the spiritual side.

8/From being just a tiny ant on the surface of this antill - a tiny planet in a huge universe-that made me think about what the future will bring for us and what will we become.

9/It was as though we were dreaming .Could it be a mere dream ? Then, when will we awake?

10/Nor is the only question about this mystery! Another one is where do we come from?

11/He was walking about as though he was waiting for somebody.

12/Susie won't tell you anything else unless you ask her to.

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Modifié par alpiem le 24-08-2014 20:24

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Modifié par alpiem le 29-08-2014 18:20

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de here4u, postée le 25-08-2014 à 10:53:38 (S | E)
Hello !

Juste pour être certaine que vous chercherez bien ...
Sentence 1 : 3 passives
S2 = 3 passives
S3 = 2 passives(or 3... it depends ...)
S4 = 2 passives !

Rack your brains !

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de here4u, postée le 25-08-2014 à 11:15:21 (S | E)
Hi, kazan !

Wonderful brain racking ... in your 'answer 5' ! WOW ! but, to help me check you 'fulfilled all my wishes',(which I'm sure you did ... ) can you help me, colouring the required parts in your text ?
and YES, mamou
I'm really starting to believe that this exercise is worth and .... wil be worth for me to correct ...
Congrats for your imagination ! and I know that many are working !!!

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de maxwell, postée le 25-08-2014 à 20:53:04 (S | E)
Thanks for the tip ! I've just corrected the first sentence.

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de lakata, postée le 27-08-2014 à 18:36:51 (S | E)
Hello dear here4u!

Here is my try:

1) They haven't moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you.
Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken care of.

2) At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone ontroduced her to the guests.
At the party, the famous professor wasn't taken notice of whereas his pretty young wife was made a fuss of from the moment she was introduced to the guests.

3) People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.
a) It's no longer said that the Moon is inhabited anymore than Mars.
b) The moon along with Mars aren't said to be inhabited any longer.

4) I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.
My car was driven only once since it was serviced.

5) If ever I'd been taught English that way when at scholl, I'm sure I'd have tried to become a teacher of English...

6) For reasons already stated, I could now write any modal that my favorite teacher is demanding, but I don't fancy doing it for the moment.

7) This funny event was due not so much to the circumstances, as to the fact the protagonists had a great sense of humor!

8) From being merely the president, he's also said to be a womaniser...

9) It was as though I'd awakened from a nightmare.

10) Nor is this the only exercise that we have to rack our brain with, but it isn't too much of an ordeal...

11) He was walking about as though he was thinking over what sentence he could find to answer the question 11...

12) Susie won't tell you anything else unless... you burn her feet!

Thank you so much!

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de here4u, postée le 27-08-2014 à 19:44:47 (S | E)
hello !
You can all see how disciplined Lakata is ! I don't really need colours if you keep the sentences separate ! Just in case of a whole text ... as Kazan did ! but, that's very thoughtful of you, Lakata ! What a pleasure it is to have such 'obedient Learners' !

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de kazan, postée le 27-08-2014 à 20:47:26 (S | E)
I was much inspired by your phrases, so I made up a little story. Hope you don't mind
In any case, I've underlined the bits you've given us to start with.

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de lakata, postée le 27-08-2014 à 21:15:13 (S | E)
Thank you so much, dear Here4me !
I'm so proud to have managed to become the teacher's pet ! At least!

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de lucile83, postée le 27-08-2014 à 21:55:23 (S | E)
Hello,
Though you wrote a whole story kazan, I separated the sentences so that here4ME can easily read your text. We have to take care of her you know! It would be a shame if reading our exercises caused any harm to her eyes.
I am not a flatterer you know, but it wouldn't be fair lakata could be the only one as a teacher's pet
I am such a goooood girl!

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de kazan, postée le 28-08-2014 à 08:33:04 (S | E)
Thank you for keeping your eyes peeled. My work's indeed more reader-friendly now.

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de lucile83, postée le 28-08-2014 à 11:05:04 (S | E)
Hello

Here is my try, before the deadline...Please note how obedient I am, concerning the separated sentences
Thank you for making us keep practising

1)They haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you.
Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken care of.

2)At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone introduced her to the guests.
At the party the famous Professor was not taken notice of whereas his pretty young wife was made fuss of from the moment she was introduced to the guests.

3)People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.
The Moon is no longer said to be inhabited, as well as Mars.

4)I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.
My car was driven only once since it had been serviced.

5)If ever I’d hurried up I’m sure I’d have caught my train.

6)For reasons already stated, I can tell you he is wrong.

7)This funny event was due not so much to the rain as to the wind.

8)From being merely a woman Queen Elisabeth II is a symbol.

9)It was as though the dog was completely lost and scared.

10)Nor is this the only attempt to work together, but they don’t get along.

11)He was walking about as though he had a few stones in his shoes.

12)Susie won’t tell you anything else unless you stop looking out of the window.

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de ariane6, postée le 29-08-2014 à 11:27:27 (S | E)
Good morning here4u!
1) They haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you
- Nothing has been moved since you were sent away -to be cared for- to be taken care of.
2) At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone introduced her to the guests.
- At the party, the famous Professor was ignored whereas his pretty young wife was made a fuss of from the moment she was introduced to the guests.

3) People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.
- It is no longer said that the Moon or Mars are inhabited.
- The Moon and Mars are no longer said to be inhabited.

4) I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.
- My car has only been driven once by me since being serviced.

5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12)...
---If ever I'd known that Susie were so obstinate, I'm sure I'd have taken her to a different garden centre.
For reasons already stated, I couldn't find the tree she'd set her heart on, the pine tree, the Foxtail pine tree. It may have been called Pinus Balfouriana...
She was extremely agitated and started accusing the gardener of hiding it in his private premises. She thought she could see it in the distance, behind a locked gate and would have gone to get it if a large dog hadn't been barking fiercely.
This funny event was due not so much to the gardener's attitude or his desire to play hide-and-seek, but to the lack of deliveries at that time of the year.

From being merely an inconvenience for most people, for Susie it was a disaster. Since her last holiday in the South of France, she had been dreaming of the "song" of the cicadas in her pine tree.

It was as though the people were ignoring her needs.
Nor was this the only thing to irritate her. The salesman did his best to convince her that an olive tree would be a better choice for her garden on the English Riviera. He was walking about as though he were the Encyclopaedia Britannica, listing all the different types of olive trees, olives and all the benefits of olive oil.

Susie won't tell you anything else unless you are clever enough to find her elusive Foxtail pine tree...

Dear Hear from me, I have been greatly entertained doing this exercise !

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Modifié par ariane6 le 29-08-2014 11:28

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de koreen2012, postée le 29-08-2014 à 13:08:01 (S | E)
Hello here4u

Thank you very much for this exercise
It's really difficult

1)They haven't moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you.
Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken of

2)At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone introduced her to the guests.
At the party, the famous Professor was not taken notice of whereas his pretty young wife was made fuss of from the moment she was introduced to the guest

3)People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.

4)I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.
My car was driven once since it had been serviced

5)If ever I'd have some imagination. I'm sure I'd have a better answer for this sentence.

6)For reasons already stated, I can certify that my cat is innocent. She didn't eat all fish in your aquarium. The main reason and not least is her allergy for seafood.

7)This funny event was due not so much to what he said but how he said it.

8)Personally, drawing is far from being merely a hobby, it's also a way to show my manner to see the world, to share some ideas and make people dream.

9)It was as though I had butterflies in my stomach when I saw him the first time.

10)Nor is this the only evidence which incriminate your client for this crime.

11)He was walking about as though he had a twisted ankle.

12)Susie won't tell you anything else unless you keep your calm.

See you soon

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de here4u, postée le 29-08-2014 à 21:15:54 (S | E)
You did make me laugh, guys ... (,which was good as I needed that because of IT ! )!
It's not so much for my eyes, (I can see perfectly well,) as for the counting and hunting my prompts ... I require that from my students and they always comply and save my counting ... (they know I can't count ! Sorry, Lakata ! )

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de joe39, postée le 31-08-2014 à 19:45:25 (S | E)
Hello, dear her4u!
Here is my try. I hope I’m not late, but I noticed this exercise only yesterday.

1)They haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you.
Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken care of you by them.
2)At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made
fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone introduced her to the guests.
Whereas his pretty young wife was made fuss since someone had introduced her to the guests, the famous professor hadn’t been noticed by anyone at the party.
3)People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.
Both the Moon and Mars are no more said to be inhabited.
4)I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.
I was to drive my car only once after it had been serviced.
5)If ever I’d won the National Lottery…I’m sure I’d have had enough money to buy a country seat………
6)For reasons already stated, I would be of the opinion the project should be approved without further delay……………….(+ at least one modal)
7)This funny event was due not so much to a fortuitous chance but rather to the lack of a proper planning, which would have prevented a lot of spectators from being left without a place where to seat to watch the show………………
8)From being merely flunked,
You will avoid,
Simply learning by heart,
The "Daffodils" poem,
Though it will be hard,
For a non-native speaker,
Make such a text,
Well performed.…
9)It was as though he had never seen me, but I didn’t care……………………….
10)Nor is this the only difficulty we have to overcome before to reach our objective.……………………..
11)He was walking about as though he didn’t realize of going towards the brink of the ravine…………………..
12)Susie won’t tell you anything else unless you swear to hold/to keep the thing as strictly confidential.

Thanking for your nice work, I wish you a great week.
Joe39

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de here4u, postée le 31-08-2014 à 23:01:52 (S | E)
Hello !
No Joe ! You're not too late ! I'm just starting to send the individual suggestions !

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de bibi62, postée le 01-09-2014 à 13:24:34 (S | E)
Hello Here4you,
Thanks for this new exercise even if it´s a difficult one!
Here is my try.

1.Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken care of.
2.At the party the famous Professor wasn't noticed whereas his pretty young wife was made fuss of from the moment she was introduced to the guests.
3.It is no longer said that the Moon isn't inhabited anymore than Mars.
4.My car was only driven once since it had been serviced.
5.If ever I had met Patrick Bruel I'm sure I would have asked him an autograph.
6.For reasons already stated,I could have kissed him!
7.This funny event was due not so much to the women's presence but to their cries!
8.From being merely a singer he is also an actor.
9.It was as though he had been the only one to understand my story!
10.Nor is this the only thing you can do for him;You can teach him French too.
11.He was walking about as though he had met a ghost.
12.Susie won't tell you anything else unless you pay her a fortune.

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de here4u, postée le 02-09-2014 à 10:14:40 (S | E)
Hello !

All your corrections have been posted ! Very good work indeed ! If there are more, no problem !
I'll post 'my' correction (which isn't one ...) tonight and the future exercise (exercise 14) in the afternoon, most likely !
Thanks for play-working with me !
Have a good day !

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de here4u, postée le 02-09-2014 à 21:37:55 (S | E)
Hello

Voici la correction de l'exercice 13. Vous avez été très inventifs! Bravo à tous ! N'hésitez pas à poser des questions sur vos corrections individuelles si je n'ai pas été assez claire !

1) They haven’t moved anything since they sent you away to take care of you.
Nothing has been moved since you were sent away to be taken care of.
Il s’agissait ici de bien penser à faire le rejet des particules adverbiales après les verbes au passif.

2) At the party, people took no notice of the famous Professor whereas they made fuss of his pretty young wife from the moment someone introduced her to the guests.
At the party, the famous Professor wasn’t taken notice of, whereas his pretty young wife was made a fuss of ,from the moment she was introduced to the guests. Idem 2 passifs sur 3 étaient à particule.

3) People no longer say that anyone inhabits the Moon anymore than Mars.
It is no longer said that the moon is inhabited any more than Mars.(is inhabited). La parenthèse est très facultative. (2 verbes, 2 passifs !)

4) I only drove my car once since I had it serviced.
My car was only driven once since it had been serviced. (to have something done = faire faire quelque chose à quelqu’un, en le payant ! Il faut retrouver la formule au passif !
Beaucoup d’entre vous devraient revoir les difficultés du passif et bien penser aux particules adverbiales !

5) If ever I’d (I’d = I had )=> given my answer before, I’m sure I’d have been hired immediately. Le problème ici était de voir que ‘I’d’ ne pouvait être que ‘I had ‘ et non ‘I would’. Ceci vu, c’était facile …

6) For reasons already stated, I couldn’t come to your wedding, although I know it must have been quite an event ! … J’ai mis 2 modaux (dont un passé … pour me faire plaisir, et à vous aussi, j’espère !

7) This funny event was due not so much to the circumstances as to your willingness to make a fool of yourself ! …(not so much to … as to …)= moins à … que……………

8) From being merely broke,(destitute) he worked his way out of poverty and succeeded in becoming a well-off businessman. Ici, le ‘from’ implique une ‘provenance’, un état de depart, qui devait forcément se poursuivre dans une évolution …Etant au début complètement fauché, il est devenu …

9) It was as though I had never seen anything so cute and beautiful !(as though = as if = what isn’t real => modal past (simple or past perfect) as though = as if = comme si => passé modal qui indique un irréel.

10) Nor is this the only reason why I didn’t participate in the event ! Inversion du sujet après une négation en tête de phrase.

11) He was walking about as though he didn’t have a worry in the world, and he were the happiest man on earth !(as though = as if = unreal mode => modal pastto be = were all along)

12) Susie won’t tell you anything else unless you insist to hear her arguments.(unless + verb in the infinitive without to !)

Merci d'avoir joué avec moi ! Rendez-vous pour l'exercice 14, .... si vous le voulez bien !

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de lucile83, postée le 02-09-2014 à 22:16:40 (S | E)
pour ton travail !

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de koreen2012, postée le 03-09-2014 à 03:47:12 (S | E)
Hello Here4u
beaucoup pour cet exercice, la correction et toutes les explication qui l'accompagnent
A bientôt

Réponse: Exercice 13/Passif-Invention de mamou3, postée le 03-09-2014 à 07:05:28 (S | E)
Thanks a lot Here4u for this good exercise and your complete correction !

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