Kontrollarbeit über Passive Voice 1. Rewrite the active sentences as passive sentences. 1. The company Bayerische

1. The famous cars "BMW" are produced by the company "Bayerische Motorenwerke".
Passive voice: The company "Bayerische Motorenwerke" produces the famous cars "BMW".

Explanation: In the active sentence, the subject performing the action is "The company "Bayerische Motorenwerke"", and the action being performed is "produces". In the passive sentence, the subject becomes the famous cars "BMW", and the verb changes to "are produced" to show that the cars receive the action.

2. Many lyrical poems were written by the great German poet Heinrich Heine.
Passive voice: The great German poet Heinrich Heine wrote many lyrical poems.

Explanation: In the active sentence, the subject performing the action is "The great German poet Heinrich Heine", and the action being performed is "wrote". In the passive sentence, the subject becomes the lyrical poems, and the verb changes to "were written" to show that the poems receive the action.

3. The boy was praised by the teacher for his achievements.
Passive voice: The teacher praised the boy for his achievements.

Explanation: In the active sentence, the subject performing the action is "The teacher", and the action being performed is "praised". In the passive sentence, the subject becomes the boy, and the verb changes to "was praised" to show that the boy receives the action.

4. After one week, my cassette recorder was repaired.
Passive voice: My cassette recorder was repaired after one week.

Explanation: In the active sentence, the subject performing the action is not explicitly stated, but it can be understood that someone repaired the cassette recorder. In the passive sentence, the subject is not important, and the verb changes to "was repaired" to show that the action happened to the cassette recorder.

5. The second part of the text will be translated by you.
Passive voice: You will translate the second part of the text.

Explanation: In the active sentence, the subject performing the action is "You", and the action being performed is "will translate". In the passive sentence, the subject becomes the second part of the text, and the verb changes to "will be translated" to show that the text receives the action.

Now let"s move on to translating the passive sentences:

1. Я наказываюсь своими родителями.
Passive voice: Я наказываюсь моими родителями.

Пояснение: В пассивном предложении акцент делается на то, что я являюсь объектом наказания, которое совершается моими родителями.

2. С делегацией говорили только на немецком.
Passive voice: С делегацией говорили только на немецком.

Пояснение: В этом предложении пассивный залог используется для подчеркивания того, что с делегацией разговаривали на немецком языке без уточнения, кем именно.

3. Меня поздравило много людей на мой день рождения.
Passive voice: Меня поздравило много людей на мой день рождения.

Пояснение: В пассивном предложении акцент делается на том, что меня поздравило много людей, без уточнения, кем именно я был поздравлен.