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Passives

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Dec2007 (Volume) 38
Medium (Periodical) E Magazine: the A-level English magazine.
Classif 820 EMA
Subject Language
Page 27-28
Authors Hudson, Dick
Contents

The Prime Minister ordered an inquiry. An inquiry was ordered. What's the difference? Does it matter? The author investigates the power of the passive.

Keywords
Active sentence     Flow of thought     Language     Passive sentence     Passives