英汉对比(第六章).pptxVIP

Chapter 6 Passive vs. Active;? 1. Reasons for the agents ? (a) The agent is not known or difficult to state, e.g. ? (b) The agent is self-evident from the context, e.g. ? (c) There is great interest in the passive subject, or the passive subject is emphasized, e.g. ? (d) Mentioning the agent is avoided due to special reasons like tact or delicacy of sentiment, e.g.;? 2. Syntactic consideration (as a cohesion-building tool in the discourse) ? (1)The passive is preferred when, in a successive sentences or clauses, the use of active would involve the change of subjects, thus disrupting the text