impersonal

It can | could + be + said | argued | concluded | considered

academic, C1, CLAUSES, formal, impersonal, MODALITY, PASSIVES, REPORTED SPEECH

The pronoun ‘it’ can be used where the subject is unclear at C1, and verbs such as ‘conclude’ are only used by C1 learners.  For example: It was concluded that it never existed. However, this post is about reporting with modal verbs. C1 point 208 in MODALITY is defined as: ‘can’ in passive reporting clauses in a more formal impersonal […]

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GET | HAVE + object + past participle

B2, cause, impersonal, PASSIVES

Here’s an example of someone or something causing something to happen to you while you are passive: All I can say is,  get ready to have your mind blown. listen ‘Proactive’ means ‘taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens.’  In this post related to causative verbs, we look at two different resources. In the English Grammar Profile

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