In the previous column, on variation in sentence patterns in te reo, attention was focused specifically on the difference between active and passive verb-forms. With an active verb the subject is ...

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Verbs are the action words in English, and they are the heart of every sentence. Understanding how to use different verb forms correctly is essential for clear, powerful, and accurate communication, ...

Use the passive voice when you don’t know who is doing an action, or to emphasise that an action is being done to something or someone, rather than focusing on who or what is doing the action. For ...

Column: In the previous column, on “Basic Grammar Differences”, it was stated that in only transitive verbs take passive suffixes. This is quite true – and with most verbs in te reo, the passive voice ...

In this lesson, Joe talks about the different uses of passive voice. Hi I'm Joe. And today we're looking at how to use passive voice in academic writing. Passive voice can be used in most contexts. It ...