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Originally Posted by Lovejoy Hello :D
"This shirt is made of cotton."
How can I change this sentence so that it's in the active voice?
"Cotton made this shirt." has a different meaning. "Cotton was used to make this shirt." has the correct meaning, but is in the passive voice. I also have trouble with sentences like "This fork is used for eating.".
How do I go from passive to active and back again if there isn't a 'doer' in the sentence?
Thank you for your help. |
Hello,
First, it's not passive in structure. Second, the past participle "made" has two functions: it functions as a verb (make, made) and as an adjective: (made, made of, made from)
Verb (make, made)
Active: John
makes lunch everyday.
Passive: Lunch is
made by John everyday.
Adjective (made)
Active: This shirt is
made of cotton.
Passive: (No passive form. The verb 'is' is stative')
Active: John
makes (Verb) shirts
made of (adjective) cotton for a living.
Passive:
Shirts made of cotton are
made by John for a living.
Verb (used)
Passive: This fork is
used by people for eating.
Active: People
use this fork for eating.
Adjective (used)
Active: This is a
used-fork.
Active:This fork is
used (i.e. old)
Passive: (no passive form)
Verb (used), Adjective (used)
Active: I used his
used car today.
Passive: His
used car was used by me today.
Active
and Passive: This fork is
made of (adjective) silver
and made (verb) by people in Mexico.
All the best,