The Passive Voice and Reported Speech - Paperback

by Robert Brookgarbolt (Author)

This is a complete grammar guide to passive voice, reported speech, complex subject, complex object, and cleft-sentences. With it on your desk, you will never fear to make a mistake is cases as exemplified below... - (present simple, active) I clean my room every week. - (present simple, passive) His room is cleaned every week. - (clefting in the present) It is the kitchen that I would like to clean first. - (present simple, reported speech) They said that he cleaned his room every week. - (present simple, complex subject) He is said to clean his room every week. - (present simple, complex object) He has his room cleaned every week. Along with conjugation of the patterns shown above across 16 tenses and 8 copulas of the English language, you will master the proper use of lexis within them to enhance your vocabulary and get a better command of English in everyday use. Hope it helps, good luck.