A puzzling sentence
I have a car. (Change into passive)
My answer :
This sentence cannot be changed into passive.
My friend says this sentence can be made passive as follows :
1- A car is possessed by me. 2- A car is owned by me. 3- A car belongs to me.
Is my friend's answer correct?
Top answer
Normally "change into passive" is understood to mean that the same verb should be used. If this restriction is removed then those sentences, or (1) and (2) at least, can be considered to express the correct idea in passive voice, but none of them are likely to be used in practice. They feel unnatural.
- Normally "change into passive" is understood to mean that the same verb should be used.
- If this restriction is removed then those sentences, or (1) and (2) at least, can be considered to express the correct idea in passive voice, but none of them are likely to be used in practice.
- They feel unnatural.
- " The car belongs to me" is natural (talking about a specific car that has already been mentioned).
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Normally "change into passive" is understood to mean that the same verb should be used. If this restriction is removed then those sentences, or (1) and (2) at least, can be considered to express the correct idea in passive voice, but none of them are likely to be used in practice. They feel unnatural. "The car belongs to me" is natural (talking about a specific car that has already been
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