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PASSIVES: PART 2
Grammar Explanation
DESCRIBING SITUATIONS, STATES OR LOCATIONS
PASSIVE SENTENCES
Subject Be + Past Participle Prepositional Phrase
French and Spanish are related to each other.
The U.S. is composed of 50 states.
San Francisco is connected to the mainland.
Sacramento is located in the middle of the
state.
REPORTING OPINIONS OR IDEAS
ACTIVE SENTENCES
Subject Verb That clause
Some people say that the Yeti is an
ancient kind of
human.
think
believe
allege
REPORTING OPINIONS OR IDEAS
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH IT + THAT CLAUSE
Subject It Be + Past
Participle
(By + Agent) That clause
It is said (by some
people)
that the Yeti is
an ancient kind
of human.
is thought
is believed
is alleged
REPORTING OPINIONS OR IDEAS
PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TO PHRASE
Subject Be + Past
Participle
(By + Agent) To phrase
The Yeti is said (by some
people)
to be an
ancient kind of
human.
is thought
is believed
is alleged
The Yeti has been found by scientists to have bear
DNA.

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Passives part 2

  • 2. DESCRIBING SITUATIONS, STATES OR LOCATIONS PASSIVE SENTENCES Subject Be + Past Participle Prepositional Phrase French and Spanish are related to each other. The U.S. is composed of 50 states. San Francisco is connected to the mainland. Sacramento is located in the middle of the state.
  • 3. REPORTING OPINIONS OR IDEAS ACTIVE SENTENCES Subject Verb That clause Some people say that the Yeti is an ancient kind of human. think believe allege
  • 4. REPORTING OPINIONS OR IDEAS PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH IT + THAT CLAUSE Subject It Be + Past Participle (By + Agent) That clause It is said (by some people) that the Yeti is an ancient kind of human. is thought is believed is alleged
  • 5. REPORTING OPINIONS OR IDEAS PASSIVE SENTENCES WITH TO PHRASE Subject Be + Past Participle (By + Agent) To phrase The Yeti is said (by some people) to be an ancient kind of human. is thought is believed is alleged The Yeti has been found by scientists to have bear DNA.