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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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It has been encouraged that young people apply for government grants.
Actually, the active voice of the sentence is as follows:
People in general encouraged young people to apply for government grants.
Is my passive conversion correct? Thanks.
It has been encouraged that young people apply for government grants.
Actually, the active voice of the sentence is as follows:
People in general encouraged young people to apply for government grants.
Is my passive conversion correct? Thanks.
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-- This sentence is too awkward to live. No native speaker would ever conceive it or use it. If this is the active form -- People in general encouraged young people to apply for government grants -- then the passive is: Young people are encouraged to apply for gov't grants.
- -- This sentence is too awkward to live.
- No native speaker would ever conceive it or use it.
- If this is the active form -- People in general encouraged young people to apply for government grants -- then the passive is: Young people are encouraged to apply for gov't grants.
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It has been encouraged that young people apply for government grants.-- This sentence is too awkward to live. No native speaker would ever conceive it or use it.
If this is the active form-- People in general encouraged young people to apply for government grants-- then the passive is:
Young people are encouraged to apply for gov't grants.
If this is the active form-- People in general encouraged young people to apply for government grants-- then the passive is:
Young people are encouraged to apply for gov't grants.
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