LearningaboutlanguageMymotherfeltalarmedwhenIhadmyhaircolouredpurple
MymotherwasalarmedwhenIhadmyhaircolouredpurple
Lookatthesentences
Isthisapassivesentence
Thoughthestructureseemslikeapassivesentence,itisnot
Apassivesentenceindicatesapassiveactionwhilethissentencedescribesasituationwhensomeonehasthefeelingofalarm
“alarmed”isanadjectiveformedbyV+ed
DiscoveringusefulstructuresGooverthepassivevoice当不定式的逻辑主语是这个不定式所表示的动作的承受者时,一般要用不定式的被动式
不定式的被动式可以在句中作主语、作宾语、作表语、作定语、作状语
It’sanhonourtobeinvitedtotheceremony
Shedidn’tliketobetreatedasachild
Hisdreamwastobeadmittedtoagooduniversity
Therearealotofthingstobediscussed
Shewassenttheretobetrainedforthespaceflight
作主语作宾语作表语作定语作状语不定式的被动式在句中作什么成分关于不定式的被动式,在学习中我们应注意以下几种情况:★不定式完成时的被动式在句中作主语、宾语、定语或表语
如:Itisagoodthingforhimtohavebeencriticized