Results 1 to 7 of 7
Like Tree7Likes
  • 1 Post By Rover_KE
  • 3 Post By Rover_KE
  • 3 Post By emsr2d2

Thread: Passive Voice

  1. 03-Sep-2012, 17:21 #1
    barnej0096
    barnej0096 is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Polish
      • Home Country:
      • Poland
      • Current Location:
      • Poland
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Posts
    96

    Default Passive Voice

    'The government has announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.'
    'It has been announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.'
    'Petrol prices has been announced to be risen tomorrow.'
    Is it correct?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 03-Sep-2012, 18:13 #2
    Rover_KE
    Rover_KE is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • England
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Posts
    9,236

    Default Re: Passive Voice

    'The government has announced that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.'

    'It has been announced by the government that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.'

    'Petrol prices has been announced to be risen tomorrow.'
    Is it correct? No.


    ​Rover
    bhaisahab likes this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 03-Sep-2012, 18:59 #3
    barnej0096
    barnej0096 is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Polish
      • Home Country:
      • Poland
      • Current Location:
      • Poland
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Posts
    96

    Default Re: Passive Voice

    'Petrol prices have been announced to be risen tomorrow.' Is it ok?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 03-Sep-2012, 20:19 #4
    bhaisahab's Avatar
    bhaisahab
    bhaisahab is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • England
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    19,306

    Default Re: Passive Voice

    Quote Originally Posted by barnej0096 View Post
    'Petrol prices have been announced to be risen tomorrow.' Is it ok?
    No.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 04-Sep-2012, 17:08 #5
    barnej0096
    barnej0096 is offline Junior Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Polish
      • Home Country:
      • Poland
      • Current Location:
      • Poland
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Posts
    96

    Default Re: Passive Voice

    So I don't know how to change it... I guess that something is wrong with this part: 'to be risen tomorrow.'
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 04-Sep-2012, 17:21 #6
    Rover_KE
    Rover_KE is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • England
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Posts
    9,236

    Default Re: Passive Voice

    You already have a passive solution to the active sentence.

    Another one beginning with 'Petrol prices' is going to sound contrived and unnatural.

    Rover
    5jj, charliedeut and bhaisahab like this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 04-Sep-2012, 23:09 #7
    emsr2d2's Avatar
    emsr2d2
    emsr2d2 is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • UK
      • Current Location:
      • UK
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Posts
    15,590

    Default Re: Passive Voice

    Quote Originally Posted by barnej0096 View Post
    So I don't know how to change it... I guess that something is wrong with this part: 'to be risen tomorrow.'
    If you didn't recognise it in Rover's reply, this is the passive voice example you have been given:

    'It has been announced by the government that petrol prices will rise tomorrow.'
    Rover_KE, charliedeut and bhaisahab like this.
    Remember - correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing make posts much easier to read.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. [Grammar] Active voice to passive voice paragraph translation
    By shruticool53 in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 12-Jan-2010, 21:51
  2. [Grammar] active voice vs passive voice problem
    By carelessman in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 09-Sep-2009, 18:25
  3. [Grammar] changing an active voice sentence into passive voice
    By yashu in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 09-Mar-2009, 06:39
  4. [Grammar] A problem when changing the active voice into passive voice
    By imme9x in forum Frequently Asked Questions
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 16-Dec-2008, 09:21
  5. Passive voice or active voice
    By fleming in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 30-Jun-2006, 03:38

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Hotchalk

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.1