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PASSIVISERS

Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:53 am
by thlawrence
Have you ever heard of the term 'PASSIVISERS'?

Re: PASSIVISERS

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:41 pm
by EnglishFix
No, where did you hear it?

Re: PASSIVISERS

Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 5:54 pm
by thlawrence
The eight forms of the verb 'BE" are called passivisers because we cannot turn an active voice into passive without any one of them (is, am, are, was, were, be, being & been).