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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Passive voice
What is the passive voice of the following sentence
Never tell a lie.
Never tell a lie.
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Hi, That's an imperative, a direct order. You can't really put an order into the passive. The closest would be something that sounds a bit awkward, eg A lie should never be told ( by you).
- Hi, That's an imperative, a direct order.
- You can't really put an order into the passive.
- The closest would be something that sounds a bit awkward, eg A lie should never be told ( by you).
- Clive
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Hi,
That's an imperative, a direct order. You can't really put an order into the passive.
The closest would be something that sounds a bit awkward,
eg A lie should never be told ( by you).
Clive
That's an imperative, a direct order. You can't really put an order into the passive.
The closest would be something that sounds a bit awkward,
eg A lie should never be told ( by you).
Clive
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