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Examples with ‘is being ’ or ‘are being ’: The air is being polluted .

Examples with ‘is being ’ or ‘are being ’: The air is being polluted . Our city streets are being damaged . Our water supply is being depleted . PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE: Used to describe na action that is in progress now . SUBJECT. IS/ARE BEING.

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Examples with ‘is being ’ or ‘are being ’: The air is being polluted .

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  1. Exampleswith ‘is being’ or‘are being’: Theair is beingpolluted. Our city streets are beingdamaged. Ourwatersupply is beingdepleted. PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE: Used to describe na actionthat is in progressnow. SUBJECT IS/ARE BEING PAST PARTICIPLE

  2. Exampleswith ‘hasbeen’ or ‘havebeen’ Theroadwayshavebeenjammed... Many parks havebeenlost... Thehomelesshavebeendisplaced... PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE: Used to describesomethingthatstartedbeforethepresent (theexact time isn’timportant). SUBJECT HAVE/HAS BEEN PAST PASTICIPLE

  3. What’sthe cause oftheproblem? >> Theair is beingpolluedby fumes... >> Theroadwayshavebeenjammedbecauseofpeople’sdependanceoncars. >> Manycarshavebeenlostthroughoverbuilding. >> Thehomelesshavebeendisplacedfrom city sheltersdue to overcrowding. >> Ourfreshwatersupply is beingdepletedthroughoverusebypeoplewhodon’t conserve. PREPOSITION + CAUSE

  4. ACTIVE  PASSIVE (P. Cont.) Airpollutionis threateningthehealthofpeople. SUBJECTVERB(P. CONT.)OBJECT Thehealthofpeopleis beingthreatenedbyairpollution. SUBJECTVERB (P. CONT. PASSIVE) PREP. + OBJECT

  5. ACTIVE  PASSIVE (P. Perf. Passive) Overbuildinghavelostmany parks. (through) SUBJECT VERB (P. PERF.) OBJECT Many parks havebeenlostthroughoverbuilding. SUBJECTVERB (P. PERF. PAS.) PREP. + OBJECT

  6. InfinitiveClausesandPhrases Onethingto do about it isto talk to thecompany’s management. Anotherwayto stopthemisto get a TV station to run a story. Thebestwaysto fight HIV areto do more researchandeducatepeople. ONE THING/ANOTHER WAY/ THE BEST WAYS + INFINITIVE + IS/ARE + INFINITIVE.

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