Syntactic Theory
The Passive
In this chapter, you will learn more about the English passive construction. The chapter is divided into the following sections: Introduction, Properties of the Active - Passive Relation, The Passive Lexical Rule, and The Verb Be in Passive Sentences.
Click here to get to the first section, Introduction, and follow the sections step by step.
Or choose from the following sections:
- Introduction
- Properties of the Active - Passive Relation
- The Passive Lexical Rule
- The Verb Be in Passive Sentences
At the end of each section, you are directed to exercises which are related to that section. Here is a complete list of all exercises of this chapter: