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Rotter Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
The passive voice
My family drinks coffee. [Active voice]
Coffee is drunk by my family. [ Passive voice]
1.My family has a car. [ Active voice]
How do I write the first sentence in the passive voice?
I would like to read your comments.
Coffee is drunk by my family. [ Passive voice]
1.My family has a car. [ Active voice]
How do I write the first sentence in the passive voice?
I would like to read your comments.
Top answer
This car is owned by my family.
- This car is owned by my family.
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When you write 'This car' , you point out at a particular car. In the active voice, I don't point out at any particular car.
If I wrote, 'My family has/owns this car', it would be fine to say the following:
This car is owned by my family.
If I wrote, 'My family has/owns this car', it would be fine to say the following:
This car is owned by my family.
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Well, you could say:
A car is owned by my family.
but it isn't a very common sentence.
A car is owned by my family.
but it isn't a very common sentence.
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Hi Rotter
You've got a good point there. The fact is that what you're looking for, have in the passive voice, doesn't happen very often except for expressions like a good time was had by all. It's just not used in the passive voice and that's it. No special reason for it.
You wouldn't say en bil hars av mig in Swedish either, would you?
Cheers
C
You've got a good point there. The fact is that what you're looking for, have in the passive voice, doesn't happen very often except for expressions like a good time was had by all. It's just not used in the passive voice and that's it. No special reason for it.
You wouldn't say en bil hars av mig in Swedish either, would you?
Cheers
C
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