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Pakee Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

active and passive voice

hey. I have this imperative sentence : "Stand away"
I wrote in passive voice: "You are requested to stand away" but the answer was "you are URGED to stand away". Why? Is my sentence possible or not? Thank you so much!
  

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The command doesn't appear to be polite enough to qualify as a request. Your answer would've been right in case of 'Please stand away'.

— Mentee

  • The command doesn't appear to be polite enough to qualify as a request.
  • Your answer would've been right in case of 'Please stand away'.
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The command doesn't appear to be polite enough to qualify as a request. Your answer would've been right in case of 'Please stand away'.
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Mentee The command doesn't appear to be polite enough to qualify as a request. Your answer would've been right in case of 'Please stand away'.
thank you.
and another one.
"Study hard " - imp.
My answer was: "You're requested to study hard"
The correct answer was: "You're ADVISED to study hard"
How come?
Thanks a lot!
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pakeeIs my sentence possible or not?
Yes. The choice between requested, advised, ordered, commanded, etc, is a matter of opinion.
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pakeeThe correct answer was: "You're ADVISED to study hard"How come?
Because the person who wrote the question felt that only his/her opinion was correct.
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pakee imperative sentence ... passive voice
This must be something like "new grammar". I've never heard of changing an imperative to passive voice, and if there were such a thing, the passive of "Stand away" would be "Be stood away".

All you're doing is adding a passive construction in front of the original imperative. You've changed nothing in the
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