Active voice:
Emily gave John a present.
Passive Voice of same sentence:
John's present was given by Mary.
2006-11-07 22:24:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
ok - except 2nd one I would say
John's present was given to him by mary
ps what happened to Emily?
2006-11-07 22:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To maintain the parallel and for the sake of accuracy, the second sentence should read: "John was given a present by Emily."
2006-11-08 00:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by tirumalai 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The name- Mary, in the sentence in passive form should be changed to Emily to get the right sense. An active Emily should not metamorphose in to a passive Mary.
2006-11-07 22:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by akshay s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it would have been better to have written the 2nd sentence as- A present was given to John by Emily/Mary.
that would be correct going by the rules of grammar.
2006-11-08 00:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by pioneer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That looks right to me. But to be consistent I would have said the present was given by Emily.
2006-11-07 22:28:10 · answer #5 · answered by Big mama 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actice should be like this
Emily give a present to john
Passive
A present of john given by Emily.
2006-11-07 22:37:23 · answer #6 · answered by care 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
other then you accidently switching Emily and Mary, they look right.
2006-11-07 22:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by lilmthead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 yes
2 The wording could have been better, but as far as grammar goes yes
2006-11-07 23:18:04 · answer #8 · answered by whay i lost my ?s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks right to me.
2006-11-07 22:28:01 · answer #9 · answered by Casho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋