Intermediate German: A Grammar and Workbook

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4 Christmas is celebrated in December.
5 The meeting was cancelled.
6 The Oscar was won by Julia Roberts.
7 The song will be sung by Will Smith.
8 The church was destroyed by a fire.

Checklist ✓

1 Can you explain the difference between the active and
passive (voice)?

2 Which verb is normally used to form the passive in
German?

3 Which two tenses are usually used when using the passive
in German?

4 When do you use the preposition vonin passive
construction?

Unit 22: The passive voice 171

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