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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
*Passive voice of intransitive verb*
Intransitive verb doesn't take passive form. But I think that they can be transformed into passive if there is same meaning. Here are some examples-
*Birds fly (passive).
=Birds are flown by themselves.
*She laughs (passive).
=She is laughed by herself.
*He sings (passive).
He is sung by himself.
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*Birds fly (passive).
=Birds are flown by themselves.
*She laughs (passive).
=She is laughed by herself.
*He sings (passive).
He is sung by himself.
Now, I need your opinions about this matter. Please, help me soon.
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The passive is formed when the object of the verb is the grammatical subject of the sentence. Active: Joe kicked the soccer ball. Joe = subject, soccer ball = object Passive: The soccer ball (grammatical subject) was kicked by Joe.
- The passive is formed when the object of the verb is the grammatical subject of the sentence.
- Active: Joe kicked the soccer ball.
- Joe = subject, soccer ball = object Passive: The soccer ball (grammatical subject) was kicked by Joe.
- Birds fly.
- This is active, not passive.
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The passive is formed when the object of the verb is the grammatical subject of the sentence.
Active: Joe kicked the soccer ball. Joe = subject, soccer ball = object
Passive: The soccer ball (grammatical subject) was kicked by Joe.
Birds fly. This is active, not passive. There is no object of the verb, so it cannot be converted to passive.
However,
Active: Joe kicked the soccer ball. Joe = subject, soccer ball = object
Passive: The soccer ball (grammatical subject) was kicked by Joe.
Birds fly. This is active, not passive. There is no object of the verb, so it cannot be converted to passive.
However,
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