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Passive with the verb "depend on"
Discussing the sentence below today, a class, studying how to use and apply the passive voice, was confused by the following sentence:
Your answer depends on how you yourself were raised by your family and
educated by your society.
What would be the passive version of this sentence considering "depends" as the main verb?
A possible theoretical version seems to be "How you yourself were raised is depended on for your answer." However, that sentence is awkward, unnatural, and apparently unused.
Thank you in advance.
Howard Sage
Your answer depends on how you yourself were raised by your family and
educated by your society.
What would be the passive version of this sentence considering "depends" as the main verb?
A possible theoretical version seems to be "How you yourself were raised is depended on for your answer." However, that sentence is awkward, unnatural, and apparently unused.
Thank you in advance.
Howard Sage
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[nq:1]Discussing the sentence below today, a class, studying how to use and apply the passive voice, was confused by the ... [/nq] I don't think a passive structure is possible here (or perhaps at all with "depend on") and the insertion of a preposition "for" that isn't in the original sentence in front of teh subject of the active sentence just makes things worse. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
- [nq:1]Discussing the sentence below today, a class, studying how to use and apply the passive voice, was confused by the ...
- [/nq] I don't think a passive structure is possible here (or perhaps at all with "depend on") and the insertion of a preposition "for" that isn't in the original sentence in front of teh subject of the active sentence just makes things worse.
- Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:1]Discussing the sentence below today, a class, studying how to use and apply the passive voice, was confused by the ... "How you yourself were raised is depended on for your answer." However, that sentence is awkward, unnatural, and apparently unused.[/nq]
I don't think a passive structure is possible here (or perhaps at all with "depend on") and the insertion of a preposition "for" that
I don't think a passive structure is possible here (or perhaps at all with "depend on") and the insertion of a preposition "for" that
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[nq:1]Your answer depends on how you yourself were raised by your family and educated by your society. What would be the passive version of this sentence considering "depends" as the main verb?[/nq]
How about this:
It's your answer that how ... is depended on.
Nonsence, too.
How about this:
It's your answer that how ... is depended on.
Nonsence, too.
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[nq:2]Discussing the sentence below today, a class, studying how to ... answer." However, that sentence is awkward, unnatural, and apparently unused.[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't think a passive structure is possible here (or perhaps at all with "depend on") and the insertion of a preposition "for" that isn't in the original sentence in front of teh subject of the active sentence just makes things worse
[nq:1]I don't think a passive structure is possible here (or perhaps at all with "depend on") and the insertion of a preposition "for" that isn't in the original sentence in front of teh subject of the active sentence just makes things worse
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Idiomatic, I guess. English does use the
phrase, 'your answer is dependent on...'
Seems to substitute the adjective form of depend
for PP.
Curiously enough synonyms don't work too well either.
eg 'Your answer relies on ...' does not morph into an acceptable passive.
Same applies in reverse. 'Your answer is influenced by' is an acceptable passive but the active form doe
phrase, 'your answer is dependent on...'
Seems to substitute the adjective form of depend
for PP.
Curiously enough synonyms don't work too well either.
eg 'Your answer relies on ...' does not morph into an acceptable passive.
Same applies in reverse. 'Your answer is influenced by' is an acceptable passive but the active form doe
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[nq:2]I don't think a passive structure is possible here (or ... the active sentence just makes things worse. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan[/nq]
[nq:1]Are there verbs that you can use in passive voice and others that you can't use in this voice? or Does the use of passive voice depend on the context?[/nq]
Well intransitive verbs have no passive form because they have no object that can become
[nq:1]Are there verbs that you can use in passive voice and others that you can't use in this voice? or Does the use of passive voice depend on the context?[/nq]
Well intransitive verbs have no passive form because they have no object that can become
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[nq:1]Well intransitive verbs have no passive form because they have no object that can become the subject of the passive ... passive seems to be purely idiomatic (at least I can see no rule - not even a rule of thumb).[/nq]
I really didn't know it.
Thanks Einde :-)
Irma.
I really didn't know it.
Thanks Einde :-)
Irma.
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