Malory Towers School Story

Darrell Rivers' First Day at Boarding School

• Darrell Rivers is getting ready to leave for boarding school and is checking her appearance in the mirror, admiring her new school uniform.
• Her uniform consists of a brown coat, brown hat, orange ribbon, and a brown tunic with an orange belt underneath.

Darrell's Excitement and Expectations

• Darrell is feeling excited and a bit unsure about her first day at Malory Towers, a boarding school that doesn't take children younger than 12.
• She is one of the youngest students at the school and is looking forward to having fun, making friends, and learning.
• Darrell has read many school stories, but is aware that every school is different and can't wait to experience Malory Towers for herself.
• She hopes to make friends at her new school.

Passive Voice

Verb Agreement

• Subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb
• Verb form agrees with the subject in number (singular or plural)
• Singular subject: Verb is in singular form (e.g., is written)
• Plural subject: Verb is in plural form (e.g., are written)

Subject-Verb Inversion

• In passive voice, subject and verb are inverted compared to active voice
• Verb comes before the subject in a passive sentence
• Active voice: Subject-Verb-Object (e.g., John writes the book)
• Passive voice: Verb-Subject-Object (e.g., The book is written by John)

Modality

• Modality refers to degree of possibility, necessity, or obligation
• Modal verbs (can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would) can be used in passive voice
• Examples: The door can be opened by anyone, The report must be written by Friday

Passive Constructions

• Types of passive constructions:
  • Present simple passive: The letter is written by John
  • Present continuous passive: The new policy is being discussed by the team
  • Present perfect passive: The project has been completed by the deadline
  • Past simple passive: The game was won by our team
  • Past continuous passive: The play was being performed at the theater
  • Past perfect passive: The package had been delivered by the courier

Identifying Passive Voice

• Characteristics of passive voice:
  • Subject receives the action of the verb
  • Verb is in a form that indicates passive voice (e.g., is written, was done, has been completed)
  • Doer of the action is often introduced by the preposition "by"
• Examples:
  • The new employee was trained by the HR department (Passive voice)
  • The company is launching a new product (Active voice)

Darrell Rivers prepares to start at Malory Towers boarding school, admiring her new school uniform in the mirror. This is a story about a young girl's experience in a boarding school.