Using passive voice

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Passive voice with verbs other than action verbs

In many coursebooks and grammar books, passive voice tends to be illustrated only with verbs representing actions. However, passive voice can also be used with other kinds of verbs including: verbs that represent perception, such as see and hear ; verbs that represent attitudes, such as like and hate ; verbs that represent thinking, such as believe and understand ; verbs that represent saying, such as say and claim ; and some kinds of linking verbs, such as precede and represent .

For further information about passive voice with some of these categories of verbs, see
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09cover.gif (983 bytes) Introduction
09cover.gif (983 bytes) Relating passive clauses to active clauses
09cover.gif (983 bytes) Which verbs can be used in passive voice?
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09cover.gif (983 bytes) How to use passive voice
09cover.gif (983 bytes) Passives and -ed adjectives