Passive infinitive phrases, like 'To be blamed', can be used as the subject to construct formally correct sentences.
Las frases en infinitivo pasivo, como 'To be blamed', pueden usarse como sujeto para construir oraciones formalmente correctas.
| Task | Connect two sentences using the Passive voice: They blame me for something unfairly. It is very offensive. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | I blamed by them for something unfairly and it is very offensive. |
| b | It is very offensive that they blame me for something unfairly. |
| c | To be blamed for something unfairly is very offensive. |
| d | Unfairly blamed for something is very offensive. |
| comment | Infinitive phrases in the passive voice help us construct sentences more gracefully and rationally. We create them: [to be + Past Participle]. They can take a position of the subject, object or modifier. Here it is on the place of the subject. Formally, the answer 1 is also right but in common we do not say like that. |
| topic | passive voice |
| level | 2 |
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