The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar with Exercises

Guiding questions: passive voice and causative structures

How do we form the passive voice? Which other verb can we use instead of be?

What verbs cannot be passive?

When and why is the passive voice preferred over the active voice?

What is the agent of an action? When is it not mentioned in a passive sentence?

When and how can the passive voice be used with reporting verbs?

What is a causative structure?