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Passive voice

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001) Rick Martin was appointed to the group's executive committee.02br
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002) Beijing tightens safety inspections. Japanese importers are 02br
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1) 01i 00Rick Martin 01b 00was appointed02b 00 to the group's executive committee02i 00. --01b 00 Passive02b 00. ).

— Mister Micawber

  • 1) 01i 00Rick Martin 01b 00was appointed02b 00 to the group's executive committee02i 00.
  • --01b 00 Passive02b 00.
  • ).
  • 02br 02br 002) 01i 00Japanese importers 01b 00are worried 02b 00this may reduce seafood supplies02i 00.
  • -- Not passive but a linking verb + complement, though I suppose a case could be made for passive voice by the eager.
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0 .1) 01i00Rick Martin 01b00was appointed02b00 to the group's executive committee02i00. --01b00 Passive02b00. An agent of the action can easily be inferred (...01i00was appointed [01b00by the chairman02b00]02i00...). The action, not the condition is the point of the statement.02
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0 Here are the 2 different concepts taught depending on where you learn it. 02br
00I am 01sup00exhausted, interested, bored, tired, drained02sup00 etc. are all past participles used as adjectives. But some chose to see it as passive voice which is also true.02br
00That was how it was explained to me and it seemed to work for me. 02br
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0"Are these sentences in passive tense?"02br
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01b00By the way, it's 01i00passive voice02i00 not 01i00passive tense02i00.02b02br
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