. It is sometimes not easy to judge whether you are confronted with a passive form ( She was astounded ...
), there is no way of determing whether the verb is passive or linking. I would bracket just take

seems like a participle. GB Hi GB, Many verbs are used in a passive voice, such as: I ...
as past participle used as adjectives while others think of them as passive voice. As long as it’s

still yet to be solved. (passive voice, used to emphasize the “problems”) 2) We must find ...
”) 3) The elevator keeps stalling between floors which got to be fixed. (passive for same reason

Could anyone tell me if this analysis is right? Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anyone else, these pages must show ’. ‘If you really want to hear about it, the first thing

and hearing something different. Truly passive registration of sights and sounds needs almost more ...
of the difference in meaning. A dictionary is of little help. Active and passive distinctions are certainly

like hotcakes. EX-2 is an active sentence in the form but it is a passive sentence in the meaning. This type of construct is called "activo-passive construct" or "middle construct". In activo-paasive

dictionaries (OED) explain "be dressed" as a (stative) passive voice in the entry of the verb "dress ...
be the reason that they use a passive-like expression "be dressed" to mean "be wearing clothes". paco

and the passive voice. In my opinion, the past participle should not be taught as a form of a verb but should ...
attributively. And students should be taught to take their use in the perfect tense or in the passive voice

separated. (Normally passive, i.e.separated by something/someone, but "separated" could also ...
, if you see ·1 as a passive form, the focus is upon the action "to separate". If, on the other hand you

in passive and active voice. Ex: His bad manners at the dinner really upset me –active He made me feeling ...
was upset with his bad manners at the dinner- passive. Mary is made upset by his bad manners