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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Is this right? "Great care of him should be taken."

Hi, there

I wonder the passive grammar rule in English.

I'd like to change an active sentence to a passive sentence.

for example.

Most people explain like below.

"You should take great care of him."

-> "He should be taken great care of by you."

-> "Great care should be taken of him by you."

but

I'd like to change the sentence like below.

"You should take great care of him."

-> "Great care of him should be taken by you."

Is it right? or usual?

Please, answer me!!!
  

Top answer

Modern English, both in the US and the UK, would leave the sentence in the active voice. The passive version would be found in formal or older English, especially in the UK . If you must use the passive voice, "taken" should be replaced by ""provided" or "administered".

— Anonymous

  • Modern English, both in the US and the UK, would leave the sentence in the active voice.
  • The passive version would be found in formal or older English, especially in the UK .
  • If you must use the passive voice, "taken" should be replaced by ""provided" or "administered".
  • You may also consider replacing "Great care of him" with "His great care".
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Modern English, both in the US and the UK, would leave the sentence in the active voice.

The passive version would be found in formal or older English, especially in the UK .

If you must use the passive voice, "taken" should be replaced by ""provided" or "administered".

You may also consider replacing "Great care of him" with "His great care".

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