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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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What is the passive voice of this line?

He spoke with great intensity when discussing the subject of math, and it fascinated her.

Is there a way to write this in the passive voice?

Is it "The great intensity of which he spoke when discussing the subject math fascinated her."
  

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Hi, He spoke with great intensity when discussing the subject of math, and it fascinated her. Is there a way to write this in the passive voice? " More passive is this.

— Clive

  • Hi, He spoke with great intensity when discussing the subject of math, and it fascinated her.
  • Is there a way to write this in the passive voice?
  • " More passive is this.
  • His discussion of the subject of math was spoken with great intensity, and she was fascinated by it.
  • But the active voice version is better, as it is more direct and has more 'energy'.
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Hi,

He spoke with great intensity when discussing the subject of math, and it fascinated her.

Is there a way to write this in the passive voice?

Is it "The great intensity of which he spoke when discussing the subject math fascinated her."


More passive is this.

His discussion of the subject of math was spoken with great intensity, and she wa
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AnonymousHe spoke with great intensity when discussing the subject of math, and it fascinated her.

Is there a way to write this in the passive voice?
No. The verb spoke has no object, so there is no object to place in subject position in the passive form.

He spoke the truth becomes The truth was spoken by him, for e
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