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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

passive voice please help me correct

01.People always admire this picture.02br
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002.Someone has broken two of my dinner plates.02br
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02br 02br 00A ball was kicked -- Stop. Now, should I include the 'by' phrase? I think you should to make it the passive of the sentence.

— Believer

  • 02br 02br 00A ball was kicked -- Stop.
  • Now, should I include the 'by' phrase?
  • I think you should to make it the passive of the sentence.
  • 02br 02br 00Having said that I think the sentence without the 'by' phrase is still a passive sentence, 'but not the right one for the active sentence.
  • 02br 02br 00I think my answer might not be complete in trying to help you understand it completely but can give some thing to go by.
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00A ball was kicked -- Stop. Now, should I include the 'by' phrase? I think you should to make it the passive of the sentence. I think lack of that 'by
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01. Both a and b are grammatical but you may not often encounter anyone who adds 01i00by people02i00 at the end.02br
002. 01i00Two ... have02i00 because two is more than one.02br
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Someone has broken the dinner plate
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