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grammar:passive - report structures


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Uses of the passive voice (1) : subject is known

 


The painters have painted the room.

In this sentence, we prefer a passive contstruction :
The room has been painted



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quiz
Multiple choice (analysis) quiz Fourteen 2-choice questions in which users have to choose the correct explanation of what the sentences mean
includes tasks     student-specific material		 usingenglish.com grammar quizzes
passives - multiple choice quiz (advanced) Fifteen-question, 2-option quiz including present perfect, modal auxiliaries etc.
includes tasks     student-specific material		 usingenglish.com grammar quizzes
passives multiple choice quiz 1 Mulitple-choice quiz illustrating the difference between passive and active forms.
includes tasks     		eltbase English language quizzes


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