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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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hi!
what's the correct version of this sentence in the passive ?
active- The judge gave him three months in which to pay the fine.
(I know that the first possible version is: He was given three months in which to pay a fine. But what if I want to start with the direct object?)
passive- Two weeks were given to him in which to pay a fine. or Two weeks in which to pay a fine were given to him. (?)
And whwere should I put "by the judge" in both these versions?
Thanks in advance
what's the correct version of this sentence in the passive ?
active- The judge gave him three months in which to pay the fine.
(I know that the first possible version is: He was given three months in which to pay a fine. But what if I want to start with the direct object?)
passive- Two weeks were given to him in which to pay a fine. or Two weeks in which to pay a fine were given to him. (?)
And whwere should I put "by the judge" in both these versions?
Thanks in advance
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Hi, what's the correct version of this sentence in the passive ? active- The judge gave him three months in which to pay the fine. (I know that the first possible version is: He was given three months (by the judge) in which to pay a the fine.
- Hi, what's the correct version of this sentence in the passive ?
- active- The judge gave him three months in which to pay the fine.
- (I know that the first possible version is: He was given three months (by the judge) in which to pay a the fine.
- )Forming the sentence this way is pretty awkward.
- passive- Two weeks were given to him in which to pay a the fine.
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Hi,
what's the correct version of this sentence in the passive ?
active- The judge gave him three months in which to pay the fine.
(I know that the first possible version is: He was given three months (by the judge) in which to pay a the fine.
But what if I want to start with the direct object?)Forming the sentence this way is pretty awkward.
passi
what's the correct version of this sentence in the passive ?
active- The judge gave him three months in which to pay the fine.
(I know that the first possible version is: He was given three months (by the judge) in which to pay
But what if I want to start with the direct object?)Forming the sentence this way is pretty awkward.
passi
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