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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
born
Hello,
1. He was born on Monday.
Is this sentence in passive voice?
What would be the active form of this sentence?
1. He was born on Monday.
Is this sentence in passive voice?
What would be the active form of this sentence?
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Hanuman_2000 Hello, 1. He was born on Monday. Is this sentence in passive voice?
- Hanuman_2000 Hello, 1.
- He was born on Monday.
- Is this sentence in passive voice?
- What would be the active form of this sentence?
- It looks passive, but it isn't.
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Hanuman_2000Hello,It looks passive, but it isn't. 'To be born' is the verbal phrase. However, to 'bear' is another verb altogether, which could be used in the passive voice, but not often...
1. He was born on Monday.
Is this sentence in passive voice?
What would be the active form of this sentence?
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Hello Hanuman
Philip is right. "Be born" is an idiomatic verbal phrase. There is a verb "bear" to mean "give birth to", but it is rarely used in speech. The passive form of "bear" is "be borne", not "be born".
The Virgin Maria bore our Savor.
Our Savor was borne by the Virgin Maria.
paco
Philip is right. "Be born" is an idiomatic verbal phrase. There is a verb "bear" to mean "give birth to", but it is rarely used in speech. The passive form of "bear" is "be borne", not "be born".
The Virgin Maria bore our Savor.
Our Savor was borne by the Virgin Maria.
paco
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