Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Identify the passives in the following. Explain why the passive is more appropriate than the active form in each case. Normal 0 false false false EN-US

Huevos, So am I correct to assume that your classification of “exhausted” is adjectival in nature? Perhaps, this is the difference between how you and I see it. For pure fact finding interest, I have done some more investigative research: Bear in

The event is targeted at a young,urban sophisticated group who understands the brand.(sentence taken from newspaper) the word targeted in above sentence is appeared as past participle or adjective? if the targeted consider as past participle, the

Hello, The beach will be crowded by foreign tourists if it does not rain. Could you change the above sentence to a complete passive sentence or more sentences without changing its meaning? I am wondering whether the whole sentence qualifies as a

Many ESL grammar books require learners to convert active sentences to passive ones. If the book was well-written, the active sentences will be appropriate for conversion to passive ones. Unfortunately, there are plenty of grammar books and

Hi, please help me with these transformation exercise: 1/ People saw him steal your car => should it be "he was seen to steal your car" or: he was seen stealing your car 2/ He won't let you do that silly thing again => should

In response to the questions posed in the first post of this thread, "the officer" is NOT the subject of the sentence regardless of whether the sentence is active or passive. "The officer" is undoubtedly the doer of the action

Hi everyone, I read some articles about this, not long ago. Clive wrote: Is grammar essential for learning a language? The answer is NO, NO, NO. Bird of Paradise, the book you read is right. We didn't learn the grammar of our

Hi every one, i need help with my grammar. How should I make passive sentences from these active ones: 1.They say he is the best. He is said to................? 2.They say he stole the purse. He is said to.............? 3.They say that the new

Mister Micawber wrote: Future Simple (I will sit) Future Continuous/Progressive (I will be sitting) Future Perfect (I will have sat") Present Simple (I sit) Past Simple (I sat) Past Continuous/Progressive (I was sitting) Past Perfect (I had sat)