Timeline for passive voice in complex sentence
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| Nov 7, 2018 at 16:43 | history | edited | Andrew | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 7, 2018 at 16:39 | comment | added | Andrew | @RitwikBhattacharyya None are "more" correct, as all change the sentence in different ways, each of which is grammatically correct. Moreover the explanation of how to create the passive is not quite right, as it's not just switching the subject and object but also changing the verb. It also doesn't explain that the passive voice doesn't make sense for every verb. Anyway, if this is an exam question, then it's very poorly written and should be discarded as a pointless exercise. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 at 9:03 | comment | added | Ritwik Bhattacharyya | Let me clarify my doubt more. It's an exam question where you have to choose only option which is correct. I have an anglo-vernacular grammar book which is based on Nesfield,Wren and Martin. It specifically says and I quote " In changing the voice of complex sentences the voice of principal and the subordinate clauses should be changed if they have a transitive verb and object/complement. Intodcutory 'It' may also be used ". But there is no extra clarification what to do if you face different options like this one That's why I asked which would be more correct if I have to select one | |
| Nov 6, 2018 at 18:49 | history | answered | Andrew | CC BY-SA 4.0 |