Speaking: Grammar in Speaking C1 - Lesson 3: Employing a Full Range of Passive & Subjunctive Forms

Speaking C1

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Advanced Structures

ទម្រង់អកម្ម និងស៊ុបហ្សុងទីវ

Level up your speaking by mastering complex passive structures and the formal subjunctive mood.

លើកកម្ពស់ការនិយាយរបស់អ្នកតាមរយៈការស្ទាត់ជំនាញលើទម្រង់អកម្មស្មុគស្មាញ និងទម្រង់គំនិតបំណង (Subjunctive) ជាផ្លូវការ។

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Impersonal Passive

ទម្រង់អកម្មមិនបញ្ជាក់បុគ្គល (ប្រើដើម្បីរាយការណ៍)

It is widely acknowledged that... វាត្រូវបានគេទទួលស្គាល់ជាទូទៅថា...

It is reported that the company is losing money. វាត្រូវបានគេរាយការណ៍ថាក្រុមហ៊ុនកំពុងខាតបង់ប្រាក់។

The CEO is expected to resign. នាយកប្រតិបត្តិត្រូវបានគេរំពឹងថានឹងលាលែងពីតំណែង។

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Causative Passive

ទម្រង់បញ្ជា/ពឹងពាក់ (ឱ្យគេធ្វើអ្វីមួយឱ្យ)

I had my car repaired. ខ្ញុំបានឱ្យគេជួសជុលឡានរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ (អ្នកផ្សេងជាអ្នកធ្វើ)

She got her hair cut yesterday. នាងបានទៅកាត់សក់កាលពីម្សិលមិញ។

We need to get this document translated. យើងចាំបាច់ត្រូវឱ្យគេបកប្រែឯកសារនេះ។

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The Subjunctive Mood

ទម្រង់គំនិតបំណង (ប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទដើមជានិច្ច)

I demand that he apologize immediately. ខ្ញុំទាមទារឱ្យគាត់សុំទោសភ្លាមៗ។

I suggest that he arrive early. ខ្ញុំស្នើឱ្យគាត់មកដល់ឱ្យបានលឿន។

It is crucial that she be informed. វាជារឿងសំខាន់ណាស់ដែលនាងត្រូវតែត្រូវបានផ្តល់ព័ត៌មាន។

warning The Subjunctive Trap!

Don't add 's' for he/she/it!

(កុំថែមអក្សរ 's' សម្រាប់ he/she/it នៅក្នុង subjunctive clauses ឱ្យសោះ! ត្រូវប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទដើមជានិច្ច ទោះជាប្រធានឯកវចនៈក៏ដោយ។)

...recommended that he stops smoking. cancel

...recommended that he stop smoking. check_circle

Advanced Grammar in Use movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain C1 passive and subjunctive structures in a formal speaking context. Perfect for IELTS, TOEFL, or business English!

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Impersonal Passive

It is reported ___ the company is losing money.

(វាត្រូវបានគេរាយការណ៍ថាក្រុមហ៊ុនកំពុងខាតបង់ប្រាក់។)

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Causative

I need to get my phone ___.

(ខ្ញុំចាំបាច់ត្រូវឱ្យគេជួសជុលទូរស័ព្ទរបស់ខ្ញុំ។)

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Subjunctive

It is essential that she ___ the meeting.

(វាជារឿងចាំបាច់ណាស់ដែលនាងត្រូវតែចូលរួមការប្រជុំ។)

error SUBJUNCTIVE TRAP!

The manager insisted that he ___ fired.

(អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងបានទទូចឱ្យគេបញ្ឈប់គាត់ពីការងារ។)

Advanced Shift

He is known ___ a great leader.

(គាត់ត្រូវបានគេស្គាល់ថាជាមេដឹកនាំដ៏អស្ចារ្យម្នាក់។)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

business_center Business Talk (Use impersonal passive to report news: "It is expected that...")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

handyman Delegating (Use causative passive to say you will let someone else do a task: "I need to get...")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, why do we say "be" instead of "is" in subjunctive sentences like "It is crucial that she be informed"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! That is exactly what makes the subjunctive special. In the formal subjunctive mood, we MUST use the base form of the verb (in this case, "be"). We do not conjugate it to "is", "am", or "are", regardless of the subject! lightbulb

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What is the difference between "I cut my hair" and "I had my hair cut"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Excellent question, Vireak! "I cut my hair" means you literally took scissors and cut it yourself. "I had my hair cut" (causative passive) means you paid someone else (a barber/stylist) to do it for you! content_cut

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Minea 8 hours ago

Is the subjunctive really necessary in spoken English? It sounds so formal.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

It IS very formal, Minea! In casual speaking, native speakers often drop it (e.g., "I suggest that he arrives early"). However, in academic speaking (IELTS/TOEFL) or business contexts, using the subjunctive correctly shows a highly advanced (C1+) command of English. gavel