Reporting with the passive We often use It and a passive form of a reporting verb (e.g. suggest, say, believe, think, report, rumour) with a that-clause, in formal situations, to report opinions and beliefs. It has been suggested that it was caused by secret experiments. It was reported that the remains of an alien spaceship... Continue Reading →
The Passive: Basic Passive Forms
The Passive We use passive form be + past participle of the verb to emphasize what happens to, or what is done to, the subject of the sentence, rather than what the subject of the sentence does. Borders between countries are being broken down. We usually use the passive form if the person or thing... Continue Reading →
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