Causative passive

Hi,

Can someone help me with this question?

"I had someone fix the computer because it didn't work."

Please change this into passive voice.

You can't do this directly, ie you can't say 'Someone was had by me to fix . . . '



You could say 'Someone was asked to fix . . . ', but that sounds awkward.



Best wishes, Clive

Thanks, Clive

But is it possible to say:

"Someone was made by me to fix the computer..."

Sorry for being annoying. Because it is a practice, I need to write an answer.

Thanks again, JC

Hi,

But is it possible to say:

"Someone was made by me to fix the computer..."

Sorry for being annoying. Because it is a practice, I need to write an answer.

It's possible to say many things. But that sounds so awkward that, to me, it sounds stupid.

AnonymousThanks, Clive

Because it is a practice, I need to write an answer.

Thanks again, JC

Some teachers of English who are not native speakers need to understand that just because some things can be said doesn't mean that they are said. This is one of those cases where a possibiity just doesn't work. It's a bad example for

What about making the embedded clause passive? I had the computer fixed.