Apedia

Object Sentence Passive Tense Cookies Stolen Mark Writer

Front
How do we know that the following is passive tense?

The cookies were stolen by Mark.
Back The writer placed the object where the subject of the sentence usually goes.

the object "cookies" placed before "Mark" 
=> effect: slowed down sentence

Tags: grammar

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Telltale sign passive tense character ricky played actor

Previous card: Correct 12-hour adjective hours hyphenation nurses work shifts

Up to card list: English Grammar and Style [@jackkinsella]