A stolen guitar

A stolen guitar

Update: 2026-01-062
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What possession was stolen from Neil, and who stole it? Neil and Pippa talk about crime, and Beth and Phil discuss the passive, e.g. 'was stolen', with our grammar guru Georgie.

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Comments (5)

essi

چه زمانی از ساختار مجهول استفاده می‌کنیم؟ از ساختار مجهول زمانی استفاده می‌کنیم که خودِ عمل مهم‌تر از فاعل آن باشد. این معمولاً وقتی اتفاق می‌افتد که: - فاعل مشخص نیست - فاعل مهم نیست - یا نمی‌خواهیم فاعل را ذکر کنیم مثال‌ها: - When I was a student, my house was burgled. (خانه‌ام دزد زده شد – مهم نیست چه کسی دزد بوده) - The shop was being broken into. (داشتند به مغازه دستبرد می‌زدند – فاعل نامشخص است)

Jan 8th
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essi

burgle دزدی کردن possession دارایی torch چراغ قوه sipping مزه مزه کردن، چشیدن sentence محکوم شدن

Jan 8th
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