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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is this question in passive?
Hi teachers,
Is this question in passive? 'What are people from New Zealand sometimes called?'.
Thanks in advance.
Is this question in passive? 'What are people from New Zealand sometimes called?'.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Yes. for someone to call people something - active for people to be called something - passive CJ
- Yes.
- for someone to call people something - active for people to be called something - passive CJ
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Yes.
for someone to call people something - active
for people to be called something - passive
CJ
for someone to call people something - active
for people to be called something - passive
CJ
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Hi Jim,
Thank you for your reply.
The aswers is, 'They are sometimes called kiwis'.
How should the question in active be
Thank you for your reply.
The aswers is, 'They are sometimes called kiwis'.
How should the question in active be
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Hi Jim,
I know that the question is with 'what' and not with 'how'.
Is this a good reason to explain to the students?
This is what I will tell the students:
Let me try to explain it to you.
This is an apple.
Is this an apple?
What is this?
In the same way... The people are called kiwis
Are the people called kiwis?
What are the peo
I know that the question is with 'what' and not with 'how'.
Is this a good reason to explain to the students?
This is what I will tell the students:
Let me try to explain it to you.
This is an apple.
Is this an apple?
What is this?
In the same way... The people are called kiwis
Are the people called kiwis?
What are the peo
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Thinking SpainDo you see what I mean?Yes. Your explanation is fine. If you are tremendously successful with that, you'll have them saying Que' se llaman? as well!
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CalifJimIf you are tremendously successful with that, you'll have them saying Que' se llaman? as well!Ooops! What a problem then!
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You can hope they won't ask about that little problem!
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But seriously, sometimes it's not a matter of logic. It's a matter of arbitrary conventions. What is idiomatic in one language is not necessarily idiomatic in another. English uses a different convention than Spanish. In those cases, Spanish wants an adverb (como); English wants a noun (what). Often
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But seriously, sometimes it's not a matter of logic. It's a matter of arbitrary conventions. What is idiomatic in one language is not necessarily idiomatic in another. English uses a different convention than Spanish. In those cases, Spanish wants an adverb (como); English wants a noun (what). Often
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Hi Jim,CalifJimYou can hope they won't ask about that little problem!
Thank you for your
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Thinking SpainHow should the question in active be?hey, colorful usage. What this grammatical formation is called? changing the orders of adverb and verb?
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Thinking SpainWho calls people from New Zealand kiwis?HowWhat should the question be in the active voice?
CJ
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