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Vts nair Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Passive infinitive & usage

Kindly explain all passive infinitive with examples & its meaning...(was + to have,The perfect infinitive,The continuous infinitive,The passive infinitive)

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" You will get better answers if you ask only one point of grammar in one post. The passive infinitive is formed with: to be + past participle It means that the action of the verb is performed by an agent. Passive infinitives, examples: The letter was to be sent to John today.

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  • " You will get better answers if you ask only one point of grammar in one post.
  • The passive infinitive is formed with: to be + past participle It means that the action of the verb is performed by an agent.
  • Passive infinitives, examples: The letter was to be sent to John today.
  • His test was scheduled to be given tomorrow.
  • The school needs to be repaired .
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Please avoid asking questions like "please explain all these points about English grammar." You will get better answers if you ask only one point of grammar in one post.

The passive infinitive is formed with:

to be + past participle

It means that the action of the verb is performed by an agent.

Passive infinitives, examples:
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kindly explain its meaning as well..

His test was scheduled to be given tomorrow.

The school needs to be repaired.

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vts nairJohn's test was scheduled to be given tomorrow.
The teacher will give a test to John tomorrow. The test is on the teacher's schedule.

The teacher is the person who is giving the test. The teacher is the "agent" in the sentence.

vts nairThe school needs to be repaired.
The school has problems - mayb
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