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Tuesday, 16 February 2016

WRITING A LETTER OR EMAIL (FORMAL AND INFORMAL)

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Thursday, 11 February 2016

THE PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH

Transitive verbs have both active and passive forms:

active		passive
The hunter killed the lion.	>>	The lion was killed by the hunter.
Someone has cleaned the windows	>>	The windows have been cleaned

The passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle:

	be	past participle
English	is	spoken	all over the world
The windows	have been	cleaned
Lunch	was being	served
The work	will be	finished	soon
They	might have been	invited	to the party

We sometimes use the verb get to form the passive:

Be careful with the glass. It might get broken.
Peter got hurt in a crash.

If we want to show the person or thing doing the action we use by:

She was attacked by a dangerous dog.
The money was stolen by her husband.

We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb:

active		passive
I gave him a book for his birthday	>>	He was given a book for his birthday.
Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros	>>	She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros.

We can use phrasal verbs in the passive:

active		passive
They called off the meeting.	>>	The meeting was called off.
His grandmother looked after him.	>>	He was looked after by his grandmother.
They will send him away to school.	>>	He will be sent away to school.

Some verbs very frequently used in the passive are followed by the to-infinitive:

be supposed to	be expected to	be asked to
be scheduled to	be allowed to	be told to

John has been asked to make a speech at the meeting.
You are supposed to wear a uniform.
The meeting is scheduled to start at seven.

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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SAY, TELL, SPEAK AND TALK

-- For Ability — if it's about ability, "talk" is preferred: "cats can't talk", "when I'm drunk I lose my ability to talk". Note that "speak" is allowed but is less popular;

-- For Languages — use "speak": "I speak English";

-- For Action — covered in answers above; both words can be used; "speak" is mostly about single-direction, while "talk" usually refers a conversation (and is less formal);

-- To Express information — use "say" or "tell": "I told her that I love her". Here, "I love her" is the information being expressed. "Say" can also be used, but it connotates a single-time action. Compare: "I said that the discussion is over and hung up the phone."

-- Imperative usually follows the rules above, but due to an extended popularity, here's a brief:

· Extended time or dialogue — "Talk to me."

· Long monologue — "Tell me about your problem."

· Short monologue — "Say something!"

· Requesting a certain attribute of speaking process — "Speak slowly please."

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