Tag: passive
The Participle-Non-Finite form of the Verb
The participle is a non-finite verb form that possesses properties of both verbs and adjectives (and sometimes adverbs). It can be used to create verb phrases, participial phrases, and adjectival phrases. Participles, as verb forms that function as adjectives, can be used to modify or describe nouns, effectively turning them into attributes. When a participle is used to modify a noun, it acts like an adjective, providing additional information about the noun.
The Gerund-Non-Finite form of the Verb
The gerund is a non-finite verb form that functions as a noun in a sentence. It is created by adding the suffix ing to the base form of a verb. The gerund can be used as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence
The Infinitive-Non-Finite form of the Verb
The infinitive is a verb form that typically uses the word to before the base form of the verb. For example: to run, to walk, to eat, etc. The infinitive form is often used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb in a sentence.
The Passive voice with a formal subject It
It is said, it was said, it is reported, it was reported- these phrases are examples of the passive voice with a formal subject. They are often used to attribute information to a general source or to distance the statement from a specific speaker.
The Group of Tenses of the Passive Voice
In the passive voice construction with to be and past participle, the focus is on the action being done to the subject, rather than the subject performing the action. This construction emphasizes the result or effect of the action, rather than who is doing the action. For example, in the sentence The cake was baked by the chef, the focus is on the cake and the fact that it was baked, rather than the chef who did the baking. This construction is useful when the doer of the action is unknown, unimportant, or when the speaker wants to emphasize the result of the action rather than who performed it.