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Sentences with PASSIVES

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Sentences

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"The passives of these sentences are formed by adding 'to be' and the past participle of the main verb."
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"In English grammar, passives are used to emphasize the action rather than the doer of the action."
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"The teacher explained how to form passives in the English language."
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"The passives in these sentences make the writing more objective."
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"Using passives allows writers to de-emphasize the role of the subject."
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"The passives were introduced in the second half of the lecture."
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"Some people argue that using too many passives can make writing sound dull."
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"The passives were highlighted in the grammar exercises."
9
"She likes to use passives when writing fiction."
10
"The use of passives can sometimes lead to ambiguity."
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"In some languages, passives are not as common as in English."
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"The article discussed the benefits of using passives in legal writing."
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"The passives were underlined in the text for further analysis."
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"The student demonstrated a good understanding of passives in his essay."
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"Learners often struggle with the correct usage of passives in English."
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"The teacher explained the concept of passives to the students."
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"The article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of using passives in academic writing."
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"His speech was filled with unnecessary passives that confused the audience."
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"The use of passives can sometimes lead to a lack of clarity in writing."
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"The passives in this document need to be rewritten in the active voice."
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"She analyzed the frequency of passives in the dataset."
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"The professor emphasized the importance of avoiding passives in scientific research papers."
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"The book provides exercises for practicing the formation of passives."
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