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    The passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence is not important or known, and can be formed with an -ing verb, infinitive verb, or need + -ing. Impersonal passive structures include using "it" as the subject followed by a passive verb and clause, or "there" as the subject followed by a passive verb and "to be". Common uses are to emphasize something happening unexpectedly or by somebody else.

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    The passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence is not important or known, and can be formed with an -ing verb, infinitive verb, or need + -ing. Impersonal passive structures include using "it" as the subject followed by a passive verb and clause, or "there" as the subject followed by a passive verb and "to be". Common uses are to emphasize something happening unexpectedly or by somebody else.

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    The Passive Voice: I Prefer Being Asked Beforehand

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    The passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence is not important or known, and can be formed with an -ing verb, infinitive verb, or need + -ing. Impersonal passive structures include using "it" as the subject followed by a passive verb and clause, or "there" as the subject followed by a passive verb and "to be". Common uses are to emphasize something happening unexpectedly or by somebody else.

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    The passive voice

    Uses Form

    -We do not know who did something -ing form: verb+-ing form
    -It is not obvious or not important I prefer being asked beforehand.
    -To include the subject +by -infinitive: be+ passive infinitive
    -More common in writing He agreed to be photographed
    -Cannot be used with intransitive or state - need +-ing with passive meaning
    verbs My car needs washing.

    Impersonal passive structures


    -subject+passive verb+to+-ing
    He is said to be a good driver. Have/get +object+past participle
    - it+passive verb+ that clause -Somebody else does something for us

    It is said that it will rain more. - To emphasize that something has


    happened unexpectedly or by accident
    - There+passive verb+to be
    There are said to be important floods.

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