Business English | Passive Verbs & The Hiring Process

At last, a post on passive verbs has finally been written. It was pointed out to me, by one of my students,  that this blog didn't have a post on passives. So, that mistake will be corrected today😆.

Passive Verbs & Explaining Processes

Today we're going to look at passive verbs, (or passive voice) for example:

Coffee is grown in countries like Ethiopia and Brazil. 

Why not use, "Countries like Ethiopia and Brazil grow coffee"? 

Answer: coffee is the main topic. So, "coffee" the first word in the sentences even though (grammatically) it is the object of a sentence.

Please read on to learn how about the function and grammar of passive verbs.