Grammar for ielts writing a handbook by David S. Wills Contents

Grammar for IELTS Writing

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Did the Mona Lisa actually paint da Vinci? No… of course not! So we need a 
little more adjustment. First, we must add a form of the verb “to be” and change 
the main verb into the past participle. (In this case, it is already in its past partici-
ple form.) 
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The Mona Lisa was painted Leonardo da Vinci. 
Finally, we add “by” before the person who actually did the action.
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The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. 
Make sure you are familiar with the various forms of “to be” and change the 
tense accordingly: