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Aung Thu Posted 9 years ago
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Passive voice for "what-clause"
You must say only what you need to say.If I transform this sentence into passive voice, which of the following is suitable and natural?
1.Only what you need to say must be said.2.What you need to say must only be said.3.It must be said only what you need to say.4.It must only be said what you need to say.
1.Only what you need to say must be said.2.What you need to say must only be said.3.It must be said only what you need to say.4.It must only be said what you need to say.
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1. is correct. In the active version, the noun phrase only what you need to say is the object of "say", so it must become the subject of the passive version, which it does in 1.
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- is correct.
- In the active version, the noun phrase only what you need to say is the object of "say", so it must become the subject of the passive version, which it does in 1.
- Note that the focusing adverb "only" is a modifier within the noun phrase.
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1. is correct. In the active version, the noun phrase only what you need to say is the object of "say", so it must become the subject of the passive version, which it does in 1.
Note that the focusing adverb "only" is a modifier within the noun phrase.
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