Note 5
January 26, 2022•486 words
1) Analyse the writers’ use of passive verb construction and repetition in the following examples (italics mine):
(a)We are made kind by being kind.
Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind, 77
The passive verb construction is within the words "are made". This form of the verb expresses an action that is carried out on the subject. Specifically to this phrase, the subject is "we" and the act of "kindness" is carried out on the subject. It also shows that the subject is trained to be kin...
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