<html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The passive is used in both formal and informal situations.</span></b></p> <p class="desc" style="margin: auto 0cm auto 35.45pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Subsidies <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are being introduced </span>to help disadvantaged students.<span style="color: blue; mso-no-proof: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">[The Independent 10/2/2011]</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"I have to get the train to work today because my car'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s being repaired</span>."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s liked </span>by all her colleagues. </span></b></p><br><br> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>For informal communication, we sometimes use<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> get</span> instead of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">to be</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"This bridge <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">gets repainted</span> every 5 years."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'>"He hates playing rugby because he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> always <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">getting injured</span>!"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b> </p><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> </p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: |