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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Called

Why in this sentence: One of the men is called Eric. The sentence has the verb "called" with "-ed" at the end. The sentence is not in past! Why is that?

Thanks in advanced

Thinkig
  

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It is passive voice , which is composed of ' be ' + -ed verb form: One of the men is called Eric (by the people who know him).

— Mister Micawber

  • It is passive voice , which is composed of ' be ' + -ed verb form: One of the men is called Eric (by the people who know him).
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It is passive voice, which is composed of 'be' + -ed verb form:

One of the men is called Eric (by the people who know him).
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Mister Micawber:

if this sentence:

One of the men is called Eric (by the people who know him).

It is in passive voice, as you said,

which is the active voice of the same sentence?

Thanks in advanced

Thinking
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People call one of the men Eric.
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Again you make my day with your help!

Thanks a lot Mister Micawber.

Thinking
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