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Ye Thu Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Grammar: Passive Voice
I was sent an e-mail yesterday by my mother.
I was sent an e-mail by my mother yesterday.
Where I should place the adverb of time "yesterday" before or after "by + agent" in the above sentences? Thanks a lot.
I was sent an e-mail by my mother yesterday.
Where I should place the adverb of time "yesterday" before or after "by + agent" in the above sentences? Thanks a lot.
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I was sent an e-mail yesterday by my mother. I was sent an e-mail by my mother yesterday. Both places are OK.
- I was sent an e-mail yesterday by my mother.
- I was sent an e-mail by my mother yesterday.
- Both places are OK.
- However, it doesn't really matter.
- These sentences are so horribly awkward and ugly that native speakers will not use them.
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I was sent an e-mail yesterday by my mother.
I was sent an e-mail by my mother yesterday.
Both places are OK.
However, it doesn't really matter.
These sentences are so horribly awkward and ugly that native speakers will not use them.
If we know the agent (mother), the recipient ( me), and the object (an email), we will always use an active voice sentence.
I was sent an e-mail by my mother yesterday.
Both places are OK.
However, it doesn't really matter.
These sentences are so horribly awkward and ugly that native speakers will not use them.
If we know the agent (mother), the recipient ( me), and the object (an email), we will always use an active voice sentence.
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