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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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The car was sold by him.
Do you think this sentence sounds awkward?
If you don't, when do you think this sentence will sound natural?
I'd like you to give me proper situations.
If you don't, when do you think this sentence will sound natural?
I'd like you to give me proper situations.
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Anonymous Do you think this sentence sounds awkward? Yes. If you insist on passive voice with agent, then don't use a pronoun as the agent.
- Anonymous Do you think this sentence sounds awkward?
- Yes.
- If you insist on passive voice with agent, then don't use a pronoun as the agent.
- The car was sold by Mr.
- Jones.
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AnonymousDo you think this sentence sounds awkward?Yes.
If you insist on passive voice with agent, then don't use a pronoun as the agent.
The car was sold by Mr. Jones.
The car was sold by the best salesman in the dealership.
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Thank you very much. 
And is there any reason for the awkwardness in the use of pronouns?
And is there any reason for the awkwardness in the use of pronouns?
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It's rather vacuous.
The car was sold by him.
Gives very little information other than the seller was male.
The active voice is strongly preferred when the agent is given in the sentence, e.g. He sold the car.
We use the passive when we are not interested in who sold the car, but only the fact that the car was sold.
The car was sold by him.
Gives very little information other than the seller was male.
The active voice is strongly preferred when the agent is given in the sentence, e.g. He sold the car.
We use the passive when we are not interested in who sold the car, but only the fact that the car was sold.
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