0
Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Passive
Hello, teachers!
Please help me with this.
1. I listened to him sing merrily.
Which is the passive version of #1?
2-1. He was listened to sing merrily by me.
2-2. He was listened to to sing merrily by me.
2-3. He was listened singing merrily by me.
I think only 2-3 is correct, but this is also an unnatural expression. Am I right?
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Please help me with this.
1. I listened to him sing merrily.
Which is the passive version of #1?
2-1. He was listened to sing merrily by me.
2-2. He was listened to to sing merrily by me.
2-3. He was listened singing merrily by me.
I think only 2-3 is correct, but this is also an unnatural expression. Am I right?
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Top answer
Mr. Jandi, Mr. Jandi, Really, they are all too unrealistic.
- Mr.
- Jandi, Mr.
- Jandi, Really, they are all too unrealistic.
- ' (Ugh!
- and that one sounds terrible too.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
5 Answers
0
Mr. Jandi, Mr. Jandi,
Really, they are all too unrealistic. It must be recast-- if you will die without the passive voice-- as: 'He was listened to singing merrily by me.' (Ugh! and that one sounds terrible too. I can find no way of creating passive and at the same time distinguishing who is singing.)
Really, they are all too unrealistic. It must be recast-- if you will die without the passive voice-- as: 'He was listened to singing merrily by me.' (Ugh! and that one sounds terrible too. I can find no way of creating passive and at the same time distinguishing who is singing.)
00
May I confirm this?
1. I listened to him sing merrily. [unnatural]
1a. I heard him sing merrily. [natural]
2. He was heard to sing merrily. [unnatural]
3. He was heard singing merrily. [natural]
Am I right?
All the best.
1. I listened to him sing merrily. [unnatural]
1a. I heard him sing merrily. [natural]
2. He was heard to sing merrily. [unnatural]
3. He was heard singing merrily. [natural]
Am I right?
All the best.
00
All four are OK-- and I think quite natural, Mr. Jandi, although (1) would more likely use 'singing', because listening is an activity of duration.
00
Thank you! I've got it!
Shee! Between you and me, Jandi is a Miss, not a Mr. It's a top secret!!!
Have a very very pleasant time!!!
Shee! Between you and me, Jandi is a Miss, not a Mr. It's a top secret!!!
Have a very very pleasant time!!!
00
Related Questions