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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Active/passive voice
Can you please help with changing some sentences to active/passive voice please?
Active to passive:
Simon was drinking the wine (active)
The wine was drunk by Simon (passive) or is it "The wine was being drunk by Simon"?
Passive to active:
The plants were watered by the gardener (passive)
The gardener was watering the plants (active) or is it "The gardener watered the plant"?
The light bulb was changed by Simon (passive)
Simon was changing the lightbulb (active) or is it "Simon is changing the lightbulb"?
The toy was confiscated by the teacher (passive)
The teacher confiscated the toy (active) or is it "The teacher is confiscating the toy"?
Active to passive:
Simon was drinking the wine (active)
The wine was drunk by Simon (passive) or is it "The wine was being drunk by Simon"?
Passive to active:
The plants were watered by the gardener (passive)
The gardener was watering the plants (active) or is it "The gardener watered the plant"?
The light bulb was changed by Simon (passive)
Simon was changing the lightbulb (active) or is it "Simon is changing the lightbulb"?
The toy was confiscated by the teacher (passive)
The teacher confiscated the toy (active) or is it "The teacher is confiscating the toy"?
Top answer
Simon was drinking the wine. The wine was being drunk by Simon. The plants were watered by the gardener.
- Simon was drinking the wine.
- The wine was being drunk by Simon.
- The plants were watered by the gardener.
- The gardener watered the plants.
- The light bulb was changed by Simon.
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Simon was drinking the wine.
The wine was being drunk by Simon.
The plants were watered by the gardener.
The gardener watered the plants.
The light bulb was changed by Simon.
Simon changed the lightbulb.
The toy was confiscated by the teacher.
The teacher confiscated the toy.
The wine was being drunk by Simon.
The plants were watered by the gardener.
The gardener watered the plants.
The light bulb was changed by Simon.
Simon changed the lightbulb.
The toy was confiscated by the teacher.
The teacher confiscated the toy.
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Just curious....
Simon was drinking the wine.
The wine was being drunk by Simon. - Does anyone find the tone of this sentence odd? Would you ever attempt to convert the original active sentence to passive and say it like that; even though it's grammatically correct?
The oddity in the tone I found is the verb "drink". If the verb had been "enjoy", I would have com
Simon was drinking the wine.
The wine was being drunk by Simon. - Does anyone find the tone of this sentence odd? Would you ever attempt to convert the original active sentence to passive and say it like that; even though it's grammatically correct?
The oddity in the tone I found is the verb "drink". If the verb had been "enjoy", I would have com
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AnonymousWould you ever attempt to convert the original active sentence to passive and say it like that; even though it's grammatically correct?No, and the same goes for "enjoy". I don't feel that either one is particularly idiomatic.
Nevertheless, this was just a practice exercise, and it's fine for that, I suppose.
CJ
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Thanks CJ,
Yes, I don't particularly find this passive usage very idiomatic but somehow
"The wine is being enjoyed" sounds more acceptable to my ears than "the wine is being drunk".
Yes, I don't particularly find this passive usage very idiomatic but somehow
"The wine is being enjoyed" sounds more acceptable to my ears than "the wine is being drunk".
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