• Re: Adjectives or past participles?

  've been struggling with this passive/adjective and am also highly dissatisfied with my ...
  at the introductory stages. I can build differentiated lessons around the passive continuum for my more
  ESL General English Grammar Questions by anonymous 1 yr 75 days ago Verbs

• Re: Argument at work regarding the contents of an email

  . However, the use of the passive makes the sentence seem a bit weak, and in my opinion would be less ...
  of the staircase. The passive is often used to avoid stressing personal responsibility. eg
  ESL General English Grammar Questions by clive 1 yr 92 days ago Grammar, Hyphens

• Re: Parts of Speech Question

  . I'm trying to think of a context in which they would function as passive verbs, but it's ...
  passive depending on the context. REgards, Einde O'Callaghan
  misc.education.language.english by usenet 6 yr 18 days ago Regards, Present Simple

• Re: A good English language course anyone?

  - this sentence may be in the passive voice." To which my reaction is usually "What d'you mean "*may be* in the passive voice"? Can't you tell? I was annoyed by the sheer number
  uk.culture.language.english by usenet 5 yr 302 days ago Articles, Numbers, Mistakes

• Re: Verbs versus verbals

  ;by' as that normally takes the subject after it , making it the passive voice. 1)In the bold above ...
  ? Is a comma necessay here? Is there a rule? 2)So how would the sentence I asked you about (the passive
  ESL General English Grammar Questions by eddie88 332 days ago Prepositions, Clauses, Commas, Punctuation, Writing, Sentences, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages

• Re: To do and to be done

  Passive form is used because the task is performed by someone else, isn't it? Yes. That's ...
  to Y the Xs. I have some letters . I have some packages . I have some chores . (The passive form
  ESL General English Grammar Questions by califjim 322 days ago Nouns

• Re: Verb tense for "We will be closed".

  will be closed" is an expression in the Passive Voice, Future Tense, Simple Form, Indicative Mood. And just ...
  that it is a Passive Voice converts it in a Transitive Verb. Automatically! The verb "close" needs
  ESL General English Grammar Questions by verb_atim 321 days ago Tenses, Expressions, Adjectives, Future Tenses, Sentences, Business, Context, Careers, Objects

• Re: Grammar

  for the ESL crew on this one. A simple passive transformation would be, "A well-know story ...
  . We need a transitive verb to make a passive switch. How about, "A well-known story was told
  ESL General English Grammar Questions by avangi 315 days ago Modals, Animals, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, ESL, Languages

• Re: 'You' instead of 'one' in scientific assay

  advice used, everyone, the passive Can you cite a source for your very precise and definitive ...
  is that the preferred impersonal structure was the passive and not "one". But perhaps
  uk.culture.language.english by einde o'callaghan 4 yr 197 days ago Regards, Universities, United States, Countries, Usages, United Kingdom, Great Britain, American, Students, Schools, Styles, Languages

• Re: 'You' instead of 'one' in scientific assay

  be checked by everyone, and "one" together with passive voice are both used equally. Usually the form "one" is prefered in journals that set a length limit, since passive voice
  uk.culture.language.english by sas 4 yr 202 days ago Chat, Friendships, Speaking, Countries, Usages, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Students, Languages, Essays
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