My name was heard called / to be called / being called by me.
Please check the below sentences whether they are grammatical or not.
1. My name was heard called.
2. My name was heard to be called.
3. My name was heard being called.
Actually the aboves ate the passive voice of "I heard my name called"
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Top answer
" is correct. This actually has a passive sense: the speaker heard his name called by someone. " is not right.
- " is correct.
- This actually has a passive sense: the speaker heard his name called by someone.
- " is not right.
- " What goes in the blank is a person, an animate object, or an inanimate object capable of making a sound, for example: He was heard yelling at his brother.
- The dog was heard scratching at the door.
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"I heard my name called." is correct. This actually has a passive sense: the speaker heard his name called by someone.
"My name was heard called/to be called/being called." is not right. When you have the pattern, "______ was heard ....." What goes in the blank is a person, an animate object, or an inanimate object capable of making a sound, for example:
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