"CHANGE-OF-STATE" VERBS * COMPLEX PASSIVE
PRACTICE: MTD * GROUNDHOG DAY * MARATHON * FOURTH

ONLY TRANSITIVE VERBS CAN BE PASSIVE USE the PASSIVE (the subject is NOT the agent) A. When you don't want to mention the agent: It's unknown It's obvious or unimportant It would be uncomfortable to mention B. When you want to begin with another idea: For focus or discourse reasons ("old" information first) (You can put the agent later in the sentence in a "by-phrase" if you want to.)

Be can be a main verb:		Be can be an auxiliary verb:
+ noun + adjective + prepositional phrase/place	He is a student. She was intelligent. They are in school.	+ Ving (=progressive) + Vdtn (= PASSIVE)	I am studying. We were taught.

SO: To form a passive verb phrase, put the verb BE in the tense needed for the context,
and then just add the past participle!