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ZBH Posted 10 years ago
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Another passive?

...following a campaign led by Jamie Oliver
Is this passive because active would be, The campaign was led by jamie...
  

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ZBH .. passive because active would be, The campaign was led by jamie... That is passive.

— Fivejedjon

  • ZBH ..
  • passive because active would be, The campaign was led by jamie...
  • That is passive.
  • Do you understand that a passive is formed by part of the verb BE and a third form (past participle)?
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ZBH .. passive because active would be, The campaign was led by jamie...
That is passive.

Do you understand that a passive is formed by part of the verb BE and a third form (past participle)?
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Okay so that's a passive. But where is the part of the verb BE?
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The campaign was led ... .
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The campaign was led by Jamie = active
following a campaign led by Jamie = passive
Is that correct?
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NO as I have already told you.

The campaign was led by Jamie contains a passive form 'was led', consisting of part of the auxiliary verb BE and a third form (past participle).
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ZBHfollowing a campaign led by Jamie Oliver
It's not passive; it's a non-finite clause where following is a verb, a campaign led by Jamie Oliver (a noun phrase) an object.
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