Passive: typical errors
We don’t form passive structures with intransitive verbs:
She died.
Not: She was died.
We don’t form passive structures with verbs that describe states:
Those shoes don’t suit the dress.
Not: The dress isn’t suited by those shoes.
We use the past form of be + born to talk about someone’s birth:
She was born at home.
Not: She is born at home.
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