Passive with prepositions (unit #7, part 1)

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1) Present continuous passive  (be being p.p)

The air is being polluted by fumes from cars and trucks.

City streets are being damaged as a result of heavy traffic.

Potholes aren't being repaired due to a lack of funding.

2) Present perfect passive (have been p.p)

Many parks have been lost through overbuilding.

The homeless have been displaced because of overcrowding in city shelters.

* livestock : 가축

* contaminate : 더럽히다, 오염하다

* erode : 좀먹다, 부식하다, 침식하다

My PC has been infected by viruses because of some porn websites.

냉면 is being considered as a popular summer taste.

My guitar has not been played in ages, so it gathers dust just like my push-up bars.