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Lijdende vormen die hun voorzetsel houden

Passives that keep their preposition

C1 · Vergevorderd Werkwoorden en tijd Vragen 10

De regel

Als een werkwoord een vast voorzetsel of partikel heeft (look after, deal with, laugh at, rely on, look into), blijft dat in de lijdende vorm naast het werkwoord staan: Your complaint is being dealt with; She hates being laughed at. Het voorzetsel weglaten is een veelgemaakte fout, ook op hoog niveau. Langere combinaties blijven bij elkaar: be taken advantage of, be made fun of, be got rid of. Formeel: The matter has been looked into.

Patroon

be + past participle + its preposition: be looked after / dealt with / laughed at / relied on · be taken advantage of / made fun of / got rid of · phrasal verbs: be called off / put forward

Voorbeelden

  1. Your complaint is being dealt with by our customer team.

    Uw klacht wordt behandeld door ons klantenteam.

  2. The old rules have finally been done away with.

    De oude regels zijn eindelijk afgeschaft.

  3. Nobody likes being laughed at in public.

    Niemand vindt het leuk om in het openbaar uitgelachen te worden.

  4. The children were well looked after while we were away.

    Er werd goed voor de kinderen gezorgd terwijl we weg waren.

Veelgemaakte fouten

  • Fout: The problem is being dealt.

    Goed: The problem is being dealt with.

    Het voorzetsel blijft in de lijdende vorm bij het werkwoord.

  • Fout: She was laughed by everyone.

    Goed: She was laughed at by everyone.

    laugh at houdt at in de lijdende vorm.

  • Fout: The match was called because of rain off.

    Goed: The match was called off because of rain.

    Het partikel blijft naast het werkwoord.

Oefenvragen

Probeer elke vraag eerst zelf en open dan „Toon antwoord” voor de oplossing en de reden.

  1. 1Kies de juiste zin.

    1. The matter is being looked by the police.
    2. The matter is being looked into it by the police.
    3. The matter is looking into by the police.
    4. The matter is being looked into by the police.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D The matter is being looked into by the police.

    look into houdt into in de lijdende vorm.

  2. 2Vul het gat in.

    This issue must be dealt _____ immediately.

    1. by
    2. with
    3. on
    4. for
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B This issue must be dealt with immediately.

    deal with → be dealt with.

  3. 3Verander de zin.

    Zet het in de lijdende vorm.

    Nobody has ever spoken to me like that.

    1. I have never spoken to like that.
    2. I have never been spoken to like that.
    3. I have never been spoken like that.
    4. I have never been spoken to it like that.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B I have never been spoken to like that.

    speak to → be spoken to.

  4. 4Deze zin klopt niet. Kies de verbetering.

    He hated being made fun in class.

    1. He hated be made fun of in class.
    2. He hated being made fun of in class.
    3. He hated being made fun of it in class.
    4. He hated making fun of in class.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B He hated being made fun of in class.

    De hele combinatie blijft: be made fun of.

  5. 5Kies de juiste zin.

    Wat betekent de zin?

    The wedding has been called off.

    1. Someone has announced the wedding.
    2. Someone phoned about the wedding.
    3. The wedding has been cancelled.
    4. The wedding has been moved to a new venue.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C The wedding has been cancelled.

    call off = afzeggen.

  6. 6Kies de juiste zin.

    1. The elderly residents are well caring for.
    2. The elderly residents are cared well.
    3. The elderly residents are well cared for.
    4. The elderly residents are well cared.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C The elderly residents are well cared for.

    care for → be cared for.

  7. 7Zet de woorden in de juiste volgorde.

    This problem should have been dealt with years ago

    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: This problem should have been dealt with years ago.

    Voltooide passief met modaal werkwoord, voorzetsel behouden.

  8. 8Vul het gat in.

    He was run _____ by a cyclist on the pavement.

    1. up
    2. off
    3. out
    4. over
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D He was run over by a cyclist on the pavement.

    run over houdt zijn partikel in de lijdende vorm.

  9. 9Kies de juiste zin.

    Wat past in een formele brief?

    Replying to a complaint.

    1. Your concerns got checked out, sort of.
    2. Your concerns have been carefully looked into.
    3. We looked your concerns into it.
    4. We have had a look at your moan.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B Your concerns have been carefully looked into.

    Formeel: voltooide passief met look into.

  10. 10Verander de zin.

    Zet het in de lijdende vorm.

    We must get rid of these old files.

    1. These old files must get rid of.
    2. These old files must be got rid.
    3. These old files must be got rid of.
    4. These old files must be rid of it.
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C These old files must be got rid of.

    get rid of → be got rid of.

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