Passive Voice

[sio]

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I am confused about passive voice.

a. Would you correct my sentences in passive voice?
b. Where do I put 'by agent' in the following sentences (numbers one?

Thanks so much!

1. He was trying to make me to see the real life.
I was made to see the real life.

2. He spoke at great length, people asked him many questions at
the end, which he answered satisfactorily.
He spoke at great length, was asked many questions at the end and
answered them all satisfactorily. (I don't need to write by people)

3. I bought a book for my son yesterday.
A book was bought by me for my son yesterday.

[RonBee]

1. He was trying to make me to see the real life.
I was made to see the real life.

The second sentence is certainly in the passive voice (though it is not a passive voice version of the original).

I don't think you can really make a passive voice version of "He was trying to...." You have come as close as possible.

[whitemoon]

Apparently, my post is lost. Let me write again.

I am confused about passive voice.

a. Would you correct my sentences in passive voice?
b. Where do I put 'by agent' in the following sentences (numbers one?

Thanks so much!

1. He was trying to make me to see the real life.
I was made to see the real life.
I was been trying to make to see the ral life.

2. He spoke at great length, people asked him many questions at
the end, which he answered satisfactorily.
He spoke at great length, was asked many questions at the end and
answered them all satisfactorily. (I don't need to write by people)
He spoke, at great length, He was asked many questions at the end, which he answered satisfactorily.

3. I bought a book for my son yesterday.
A book was bought by me for my son yesterday.
"By me" is not needed.

In passive voice, the agent "pronoun" can be omitted.

[RonBee]

3. I bought a book for my son yesterday.
A book was bought by me for my son yesterday.

Excellent!

[RonBee]

AV: He spoke at great length.
PV: A long speech was given (by him).

AV: People asked him many questions.
PV: Many questions were asked (by people).

AV: He answered all the questions satisfactorily.
PV: All the questions were answered satisfactorily (by him).

[sio]

3. I bought a book for my son yesterday.
A book was bought by me for my son yesterday.

"By me" is not needed.
In passive voice, the agent "pronoun" can be omitted.

By me is used to make it more specific. If I omit 'by me', don't you think it will be ambiguous? It could be my dad, or somebody else who knows my son?

Thanks.

[sio]

1. He was trying to make me to see the real life.
I was made to see the real life.

I was been trying to make to see the ral life. Is it a passive voice? What tense is it?

I have been trying = Present Perfect Continuous, it is an active voice. I don't think we can use 'was' + 'been' as both are Verb 2 & Verb 3 for 'be' (be - was/were - been).

How is it my teachers?


2. He spoke at great length, people asked him many questions at
the end, which he answered satisfactorily.
He spoke at great length, was asked many questions at the end and
answered them all satisfactorily. (I don't need to write by people)

He spoke, at great length, He was asked many questions at the end, which he answered satisfactorily. Where is the coherence? It is a repetition.

[whitemoon]

OH! I am very sorry. I made mistakes.
be+ving
be+being+v3

[RonBee]

3. I bought a book for my son yesterday.
A book was bought by me for my son yesterday.

"By me" is not needed.
In passive voice, the agent "pronoun" can be omitted.

By me is used to make it more specific. If I omit 'by me', don't you think it will be ambiguous? It could be my dad, or somebody else who knows my son?

Thanks.

The "by me" part makes it clear who bought the book.

[whitemoon]

The "by me" part makes it clear who bought the book.

Yes I know. I apologise to you two for my mistakes.
Some books express the agent "pronoun" can be omitted.
What is your suggestion for that?