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Kamisu Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Passive sentence

Hello,

I just wanted to ask which of these two passive sentences sounds better.

Active: The neighbour damaged the sidewalk with my pickaxe.

Passive 1: The sidewalk was damaged with my pickaxe by the neighbour.

Passive 2: The sidewalk was damaged by the neighbour with my pickaxe.

Is there any rule how to create a passive sentence when it contains two prepositional phrases?

Thank you
  

Top answer

'The sidewalk was damaged by the neighbour with my pickaxe' is better. The subject of the active sentence comes first. Rover

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  • 'The sidewalk was damaged by the neighbour with my pickaxe' is better.
  • The subject of the active sentence comes first.
  • Rover
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'The sidewalk was damaged by the neighbour with my pickaxe' is better.

The subject of the active sentence comes first.

Rover
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Thank you very much
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