Hello Teachers! Need some advice on passive voice, thanks!

Food and wine were flowed or flowed freely that night.
Should I use were flowed or flowed in the sentence above?

Could you also explain why it ( the correct answer) was used? Thanks soooooo much

[Tdol]

Wine flowed that night.

You cannot use 'were flowed' because it is an intransitive verb- it doesn't take an object. ;-0

Originally Posted by tdol

Wine flowed that night.

You cannot use 'were flowed' because it is an intransitive verb- it doesn't take an object. ;-0

or "food and wine were flowing" right?

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by vin

or "food and wine were flowing" right?

Yes, indeed! :wink:

[Tdol]

Even better.

Many thanks to all great teachers for your advice. BTW, what do you mean by intransitive verb? Sorry for asking more..^O^

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Helped Wanted

Many thanks to all great teachers for your advice. BTW, what do you mean by intransitive verb? Sorry for asking more..^O^

An intransitive verb is one that does not have a direct object. Some verbs are always intransitive (never have a direct object). Some may be intransitive or transitive (have a direct object) in different sentences. :wink:

Thank you soooo much for the explaination, teacher MikeNewYork! ^o^