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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The active/passive form

Could you confirm whether the following sentences are okay? Thank you.

1. I saw a baby sleeping in a crib.
2. I saw a baby gotten to sleep in a crib by his mother.
  

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lucas21c Could you confirm whether the following sentences are okay? #1 is fine. #2 is at least awkward; I'm not sure what it means.

— Mister Micawber

  • lucas21c Could you confirm whether the following sentences are okay?
  • #1 is fine.
  • #2 is at least awkward; I'm not sure what it means.
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lucas21cCould you confirm whether the following sentences are okay?
#1 is fine. #2 is at least awkward; I'm not sure what it means.
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The following sentences are what I intend to say with #2. How do I change #2 into a correct passive sentence?

I saw a baby. His mother got the baby to sleep in a crib(The baby was gotten to sleep in a crib by his mother).
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The baby was put to sleep in its crib.
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Then, how about "I saw a baby put to sleep in its crib"?
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lucas21cI saw a baby put to sleep in its crib"
OK.
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Thanks, Mister Micawber. By the way, I have another question. Can I use the possessive case, 'its', for a neuter noun such as 'kid'? For example, how about this sentence, "The kid always leaves its room in a mess?"
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lucas21cCan I use the possessive case, 'its', for a neuter noun such as 'kid'? For example, how about this sentence, "The kid always leaves its room in a mess?"
Seldom, and certainly not in your example, where 'the' makes it clear that the child is known and therefore the child's ***.
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