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Pructus Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Passive Voice

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00Hi, gurus and members!02br
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00(1) "It was asked by Laura what their names were"02br
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00 00Is that sentence above correct to mean "What th00eir names were was asked by Laura". 02br
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00(2) The tool needs to be 01u00had02u00.02br
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00How about this form of passive of the verb "have" to mean the tool needs to be acquired. 02br
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02span 02i 02br 01span 01font 00I think there's a little difference in emphasis. The subject02font 02span 01span 01span 01span 01font 00 is "I"02font 02span 02span 02span 01span 01font 00in the 1st sentence , and is the question in the 2nd one. Anyway, this verb is so amazing to me.

— Fleder_m@u_S

  • 02span 02i 02br 01span 01font 00I think there's a little difference in emphasis.
  • The subject02font 02span 01span 01span 01span 01font 00 is "I"02font 02span 02span 02span 01span 01font 00in the 1st sentence , and is the question in the 2nd one.
  • Anyway, this verb is so amazing to me.
  • "to ask somebody a question" means "to ask her/him" and also "to ask the question".
  • 02span 02i 02br 02br 01i 01span 00How about this form of passive of the verb "have" to mean the tool needs to be acquired.
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0 01i01span00(1) "It was asked by Laura what their names were"02span02i01span01span02br
01i00 01span00Is that sentence above correct to mean "What th02span01span00eir names we
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0Hi guys,02br
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01font00(1) "It was asked by Laura what their names were"02font02br
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01font00 00Is that sentence above correct to mean "What th00eir names were was asked by Laura". 00No, the 'it' means that there are now two subjects, which doesn't work.02font02
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