grammar · neutral

be encouraged to + V

Band 5-6speakingtask2

Passive of 'encourage': someone is advised or supported to do something.

Examples

“Employees are encouraged to report any safety concerns.”

“Students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities.”

“Citizens are encouraged to vote in local elections.”

Band 8 sentence

“School governors are encouraged to consult parents before making decisions that affect pastoral care.”

Collocations

  • be strongly encouraged to
  • be encouraged to participate
  • be encouraged to report

Common mistakes

are encouraged doing→are encouraged to + V

encouraged to do (không chia be)→are encouraged to + V (chia be theo thì)

Say it for a higher band

5encouraged doing→6encouraged to→7+be encouraged to + V

Synonyms

be urged to + V

be advised to + V

Easily confused

be urged to + V

“Residents were urged to boil their water after the contamination was discovered.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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