people say he is a clever man --> he is said to be a clever man
people say he was a clever man ---> he is said to have been a clever man
so how can i change these sentences into passive? :
"they say he has finished his job"
"they say he will finish his job"
I want to change the sentences above into passive like "he is said to....." , anybody helps me, please???!!!!!
2006-06-28 01:34:59 · 6 answers · asked by truongduongvn2 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Your first sentence you ask about may be transformed in very much the same way as you have been doing:
"He is said to have finished his job."
But the second one will not allow this construction. Instead you need:
"It is said that he will finish his job." [NOT "being said" unless the original was "they ARE saying"]
I generally agree with the suggestion that you try to avoid passive forms, BUT:
1) It is still a good thing to know HOW to form proper passives for when they are needed
2) Not all passives are created equal! Some are particularly awkward (avoid them!). Others may not be.
3) There ARE situations where the passive is to be preferred to any plausible active form. (E.g., if it is important that the agent be DE-emphasized, or if the agent is not even known, creating an anonymous "they" or "people" is not always the better alternative.)
Along this line, maverick's suggestion of adding "by them" (and even "by him") seems to miss the point (though he provides good examples of VERY awkward passives!)
2006-06-28 05:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The passive voice is one in which there is no direct subject, i.e. instead of referring to somebody doing something (active voice), the passive voice simply refers to a thing being done, without reference to a "doer". In your examples: 1) He was said to have finished his job. 2) He will be said to have finished his job.
2006-06-28 17:43:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They've said he's a clever man? I'm not sure.
Clever man know no boundary
Clever man look at moon, think all night.
Heehee
2006-06-28 08:39:36 · answer #3 · answered by dhalia_1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
following your logic:
it is said he has finished his job
it is said he will finish his job
...but all of these are pretty poorly worded sentences. no one writes those types of sentences.
...and using active voice tends to produce a better, more powerful, and smarter sounding sentence.
2006-06-28 08:49:15 · answer #4 · answered by G P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is said to have finished his job
It is being said that he will finish his job.
2006-06-28 08:43:23 · answer #5 · answered by Sukhjeet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"They say he has finished his job"
Passive = ' It is said by them that the job has been finished by him.'
" They say he will finish his job."
Passive = ' It is said by them that the job will be finished by him.'
2006-06-28 08:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋