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hair coloured purple. My mother was alarmed when I had my hair coloured purple. Look at the sentences. Is this a passive sentence? Though the structure seems like a passive sentence, it is not. A passive sentence indicates a passive action while this sentence describes a situation when someone has the feeling of alarm. “alarmed” is an adjective formed by V + ed. Key! Discovering useful structures Go over the passive voice 當不定式的邏輯主語是這個不定式所表 示的動作的承受者時 , 一般要用不定式 的被動式 。 不定式的被動式可以在句中 作主語 、 作賓語 、 作表語 、 作定語 、 作狀語 。 如: It is a good thing for him to have been criticized. 他受到批評是件好事。 She was the first woman to have been elected to such a post. 她是第一位當選這個位置的婦女。 ★ 在某些結構中不定式雖然表示被動 含義,用的卻是主動形式。 如 : ★ 在某些結構中不定式雖然表示被動含 義,用的卻是主動形式。 如: We still have many difficulties to overe. 我們還有很多困難要克服。 The house is to let.