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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Passive help?

Hi! everyone Could you tell me the right passive of this sentence.
"I have nobody to teach me"
According to me its passive would be-
I have nobody to be taught by whom.
Should I use "by whom" up there?
And please tell me If this sentence is right?
1-I am dedicating this dish(as chef) to whom taught me to make it.
Or it should be
-I am dedicating this dish(as chef) to whom who taught me how to make it.
Thanks!
  

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1-- I believe I have explained to you before that active/passive conversion is performed with the main verb of the sentence, not with any subordinate verbs. In this case, however, the main verb is 'have' (= possess), which is a verb that we do not convert to passive aspect. 2-- Neither is right.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1-- I believe I have explained to you before that active/passive conversion is performed with the main verb of the sentence, not with any subordinate verbs.
  • In this case, however, the main verb is 'have' (= possess), which is a verb that we do not convert to passive aspect.
  • 2-- Neither is right.
  • I am dedicating this dish to the person who taught me how to make it .
  • Although 'person' is the object of 'to', 'who' is the subject of 'taught', and this latter S-V relationship takes precedence.
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1-- I believe I have explained to you before that active/passive conversion is performed with the main verb of the sentence, not with any subordinate verbs. In this case, however, the main verb is 'have' (= possess), which is a verb that we do not convert to passive aspect.

2-- Neither is right. I am dedicating this dish to the person who taught me how to make it. Althoug
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