Reflexive Passive C

‘Mark ate the cake.’

‘Fish in Japan is eaten raw.’

‘Mark is cutting the bread with a sharp knife.’

‘Paper is easily cut.’

‘The sellers load the newspapers and the books into their car.’

‘Usually the car is loaded the night before leaving.’

‘The firm has built houses out of wood.’

‘The stairs are built easily in this way.’

‘I have seen those pages.’

‘Tonight the Moon can be seen clearly.’

‘The killer killed his victim with a rope.’

‘Mario broke the glass with the ball.’

‘The Easter egg is broken like this.’

‘The king of Piedmont fears Austrian power.’

‘Old age is feared without any reason.’

‘The party fears Mark's candidacy.’

‘Mario has frightened Laura on purpose.’

‘The crowd is frightened in this way.’

‘Mario likes equations.’

‘The man killed his victim with a gunshot.’

‘Quail are killed in this way.’

‘I was ready to roll oil barrels.’

‘The carpet is rolled in this way.’

‘The captain sank the ship by cannonfire.’

‘You were burning all that waste paper.’

‘The camper has burnt the shrubs with the flamethrower.’

‘Rubbish is burnt in this shed.’

‘Wood is burnt in this way.’

‘Mark is hugging Laura.’

‘Friends often hug each other.’

‘The dog smells its owner.’

‘Numbing substances are smelled to relieve hunger.’

‘Mark knows a lot of secrets.’

‘Dearest friends are met in childhood.’

‘Mario is thinking about the recompense.’

‘Anne is looking for an important document.’

‘Clothes on sale must be looked for after Christmas.’

‘The mother is washing her baby.’

‘The car is to be washed with an appropriate detergent.’

‘Anne always dresses her son in a woolen coat.’

‘In the shop windows, mannequins are dressed with autumn clothes.’

‘The barber is shaving a customer’s beard.’

‘Beards are to be carefully shaved.’

‘One is carefully shaved/We/You/They(indef.) are carefully shaved by the barber.’

‘Anne helped Luke study maths.’

‘A colleague is to be helped with discretion.’

‘In the museum the tourists followed the guide.’

‘The predetermined course is to be followed without variations.’

‘Anne met Luke in the library.’

‘One doesn’t often/We/You/They (indef.) don’t often meet intelligent people.’

‘Anne is talking to Luke about her plans.’

‘Anne asked Luke for the money.’

‘Friends can be asked for money.’

‘Anne often shouts at her son.’

‘Children are often scolded with reluctance.’

‘Anne tells her son a story every evening.’

‘A doctor's inner crisis is described in this book.’

‘Anne always tells the truth to Luke.’

‘The truth is to be said with courage.’

‘Anne has called/named her daughter Laura.’

‘Children are often named after their grandparents.’

‘Mark touched the ceiling with his hand.’

‘Newborn babies are to be touched delicately.’

‘Halogen lamps are to be touched with gloves.’

‘Luke took the money from his mother.’

‘The find is to be taken when wearing gloves.’

‘Luke is tearing a page from the exercise book.’

‘Only rarely are pages to be torn out of exercise books.’

‘Anne is peeling the apple for her daughter.’

‘Today fruit is always peeled.’

‘Anne hid the gift from Luke.’

‘The truth is often hidden, so as not to alarm people.’

‘The shopkeeper showed the goods to the customer.’

‘The best goods are only shown to habitual customers.’

‘Anne often gives Luke a gift.’

‘The pay rise is given to deserving workers.’

‘Anne sent a letter to her friend.’

‘Invitations are sent out two months before the wedding.’

‘Luke carried the suitcases home.’

‘Porcelain plates are transported in the correct boxes.’

‘Luke tied the dog to the post with the chain.’

‘The boat is to be tied to the dock in this way.’

‘Luke put the dishes on the table.’

‘Clothes are to be put neatly in the wardrobe.’

‘Anna poured the soup into the tureen.’

‘The dough is to be poured into the oil when it is boiling.’

‘Anne covered the floor with the tarpaulin.’

‘The floor is covered with flowers for a wedding.’

‘Anne filled in the form with her generalities.’

‘The house filled with pictures in a short while.’

‘The can is to be filled in this way.’

‘The old man coughs all day long.’

‘The thieves climbed over the wall of the garden.’

‘A mountain is to be climbed one step at a time.’

‘The dog is running on the lawn.’

‘Mario sits there, in the second row.’

‘Mario always sits there, in the second row.’

‘The children jump on the bed all day long.’

‘Anne often sings.’

‘Anne often goes to the market.’

‘Anne left Sardinia when she was fifteen.’

‘Mary left Sardinia when she was thirty.’

‘One always leaves his own country with regret.’

‘Mario lives in the countryside.’

‘Anne often laughs with her friends.’

‘The crowd shouted furiously.’

‘The dog can hear the bear.’

‘The bear is heard in the distance.’

‘Anne is feeling pain in her arm.’

‘Mark was feeling cold at the back of his neck.’

‘He felt cold at the back of his neck.’

‘A lot of people only feel pain the day after the accident.’

‘The cat died after its owner.’

‘Anne has been sad for days.’

‘Luke is always hungry.’

‘The puppies were hungry.’

‘The land is dry.’

‘It is raining hard.’

‘It rained a lot in a short time.’

‘Suddenly it rained.’