The subject of a verb in passive voice is the recipient of the action, and would be the object if the verb were active.
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Is this a passive construction?
Take the medicine as prescribed. As there is no verb to be in this sentence, is it passive because it is implied? ..i.e., Take the medicine as (it was) prescribed.?
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Exchanging “get” with “will have been” [closed]
Can we use "will get translated" to replace "will have been translated"? For passive sentence, it looks like maybe we can; is that right?
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“Your order has shipped”
I ordered a CD from an online music store. My confirmation email reads "your order has shipped." English is not my first language, and this strikes me as odd. Shouldn't it be a passive-voice sentence, ...
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The use of refer to: Active or Passive? [closed]
Are the uses of the phrase 'refer to' as follows correct?
The methodology in this research referred to UNESCO.
The methodology in this research was referred to UNESCO.
I believe what the writer ...
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Future Passive Progressive? [duplicate]
Does some future passive progressive tense exist, such as:
He will be being interviewed by police."
as a counterpart to the past passive progressive tense, such as:
He was being ...
