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Forum: Teaching ESL Jul 17th, 2008, 03:55 am
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Posted By mesmark
Re: Is 'passive voice' okay in British English?

Torg, are you British?
Forum: Teaching ESL May 9th, 2008, 05:14 pm
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Posted By mesmark
Re: Is 'passive voice' okay in British English?

Patrick - I think it goes back to adding in 'by ...' When you do that, I'd agree that the active form sounds better.

What do BE members think about that?

"This book was written in 1838 by...
Forum: Teaching ESL May 8th, 2008, 03:13 am
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Posted By mesmark
Re: Is 'passive voice' okay in British English?

Maybe you are talking about adding 'by ...' to the sentence?

I was kicked in English class. vs. I was kicked by Ken in English class.

in which case I'd say the second should be changed to the...
Forum: Teaching ESL May 8th, 2008, 03:10 am
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Posted By mesmark
Re: Is 'passive voice' okay in British English?

I don't think it's frowned upon in the States, at least not where I've lived. There may be times when the active form sounds better, it just depends on whether you want to express who did it...
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