grammar · academic
be + past participle
General passive: focuses on the action or the object that receives the action.
Examples
“Many parks are cleaned by volunteers every weekend.”
“The proposal was approved after a long discussion.”
“This method is widely used in scientific research.”
Band 8 sentence
“Statistics from the agency show that many endangered species are protected by new conservation laws.”
Collocations
- be + past participle + by + agent
Common mistakes
Many schools open every year.→Many schools are opened every year.
The road is build last month.→The road was built last month.
Say it for a higher band
5active voice (People + V ...)→6omit 'be' / dùng động từ sai thì (Many schools open)→7+be + past participle
Easily confused
get + past participle
“The window got broken during the storm.”
be + V-ing
“The house is being renovated this month.”
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