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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.
  

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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

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