30 Simple Sentences (4)

[Atchan]

Please check these sentences and amend if there are mistakes or misuse.
I added abstract noun phrase to my list of writing English after I had studied its principle lately.
By the way, I didn't change some of these sentences (which are gerund) to passive tense because it seems awkward.

Thank you in advance :-D

---Simple Present Tense---
Active Voice: When Peter counts his money he piles them up.
Passive Voice: When the money is counted by Peter he piles them up.
Abstract Noun phrase: Peter’s counting of his money improves his mathematic skills.

---Future Tense---
Active Voice: Tom will wash his fan before polishing it.
Passive Voice: The fan will be washed by Tom before polishing it.
Abstract Noun phrase: Tom’s washing of his fan will make it clean.

---Simple Past Tense---
Active Voice: The dentist pulled out her tooth because it was loose.
Passive Voice: Her tooth was pulled out because it was loose. >> I removed the doer because it seems sense.
Abstract Noun phrase: The dentist’s pulling out of her tooth was after she complained of a pain. >> Which one is right “complain of” or ”complain from”

---Present Continuous Tense---
Active Voice: Andy is passing the salt to his brother now.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: Andy’s passing of the salt to his brother is sympathy.

---Past Continuous Tense---
Active Voice: The policemen were patrolling our streets last night.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: Policemen’s patrolling of our streets last night was to be responsible of the safe.

---Present Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: The workmen have paved the street several days ago.
Passive Voice: The Street has been paved several days ago. >> I removed the doer because it seems sense.
Abstract Noun phrase: Workmen’s paving of the street has made the street straight.

---Present continuous Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: I have been pressing the power button of my computer to turn it on.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: My pressing on the power button of my computer has been turning it on.

---Past Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: Mary had bought vegetables then turned it to salad.
Passive Voice: Vegetables had bought by Mary then turned it to salad.
Abstract Noun phrase: Mary’s buying of vegetables then turned it to salad made her a cook.

---Past Continuous Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: William had been painting a picture when he was a child.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: William’s painting of a picture had been when he was a child.

---Future Continuous Tense---
Active Voice: When Tom does an improvement in his school work the teacher will be praising him.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: Tom's doing of an improvement in his school work will be praised by the teacher.

 

[Tdol]

I'll start:
Active Voice: When Peter counts his money he piles them up.- money/them doesn't work- use it

 

[TheParser]

Please check these sentences and amend if there are mistakes or misuse.
I added abstract noun phrase to my list of writing English after I had studied its principle lately.
By the way, I didn't change some of these sentences (which are gerund) to passive tense because it seems awkward.

Thank you in advance :-D

---Simple Present Tense---
Active Voice: When Peter counts his money he piles them up.
Passive Voice: When the money is counted by Peter he piles them up.
Abstract Noun phrase: Peter’s counting of his money improves his mathematic skills.

---Future Tense---
Active Voice: Tom will wash his fan before polishing it.
Passive Voice: The fan will be washed by Tom before polishing it.
Abstract Noun phrase: Tom’s washing of his fan make it clean.

---Simple Past Tense---
Active Voice: The dentist pulled out her tooth because it was loose.
Passive Voice: Her tooth was pulled out because it was loose. >> I removed the doer because it seems sense.
Abstract Noun phrase: The dentist’s pulling out of her tooth was after she complained of a pain. >> Which one is right “complain of” or ”complain from”

---Present Continuous Tense---
Active Voice: Andy is passing the salt to his brother now.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: Andy’s passing of the salt to his brother is sympathy.

---Past Continuous Tense---
Active Voice: The policemen were patrolling our streets last night.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: Policemen’s patrolling of our streets last night was to be responsible of the safe.

---Present Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: The workmen have paved the street several days ago.
Passive Voice: The Street has been paved several days ago. >> I removed the doer because it seems sense.
Abstract Noun phrase: Workmen’s paving of the street has made the street straight.

---Present continuous Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: I have been pressing the power button of my computer to turn it on.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: My pressing on the power button of my computer has been turning it on.

---Past Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: Mary had bought vegetables then turned it to salad.
Passive Voice: Vegetables had bought by Mary then turned it to salad.
Abstract Noun phrase: Mary’s buying of vegetables then turned it to salad made her a cook.

---Past Continuous Perfect Tense---
Active Voice: William had been painting a picture when he was a child.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: William’s painting of a picture had been when he was a child.

---Future Continuous Tense---
Active Voice: When Tom does an improvement in his school work the teacher will be praising him.
Passive Voice:
Abstract Noun phrase: Tom's doing of an improvement in his school work will be praised by the teacher.[/


********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, Atchan.

(1) I have to congratulate you: your understanding of the passive

is getting better every time. Many people have been advising you about

the passive, so I know that they are very proud of your progress.


(2) May I make a few comments?

(a) The fan will be washed by Tom before he polishes it.

(b)Her tooth... . = Excellent!!!

(i) You used the word "doer." That's fine, but I think grammar books

prefer the word "agent."

(c) In my opinion, it is fine to say:

The salt is being passed by Andy to his brother.

(d) Again, I believe that it is fine to say:

The streets were being patrolled by the policemen last night.

(e) I think that we should not use the present perfect with "several

days ago." It might be better to use the past. So:

The street was paved several days ago.

(f) Yes, the "power button" sentence cannot be changed to a nice-

sounding passive one. You are 100% right.

(g) Vegetables had been bought by Mary who then made a salad with

them.

(h) Yes, you are correct again. No passive for the "painting picture"

sentence. That is, no beautiful-sounding passive.


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If I have made any mistakes, other posters will tell you.

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Again: congratulations on making such great progress!!!

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Hopefully, other posters will comment on your sentences with gerunds.

********** Thank you for your question **********

 

[Jaskin]

Hi,
Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.

I didn't change some of these sentences (which are gerund) to passive tense because it seems awkward.

The only active vice sentence, I see, that has a gerund is :

Tom will wash his fan before polishing it.

Cheers,

 

[Atchan]

I'll start:
Active Voice: When Peter counts his money he piles them up.- money/them doesn't work- use it

Why should I use "it" instead of "them" because here I'm talking about a plural (some money).

For example
Monkeys climbed a tree.
They climbed a tree.

If I'm not on right please clarify it for me. Thank you.

 

[Atchan]

Hi,
Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker.


The only active vice sentence, I see, that has a gerund is :


Cheers,

When I’m converting an active voice sentence to passive voice, its nice to avoid converting if it has a gerund in the first clause not the second clause. Because the second clause doesn't relate with the passive principle. Am I right?

One question, what is the difference between these sentences.
Tom will wash his fan before polishing it.
Tom will wash his fan before he polishes it.

P.S: Feel free to correct my mistakes on this writing.

 

[Atchan]

First of all, I want to thank Theparser for his encouragement.

Secondly, The reason that I don’t talk a lot or inquire about some mistakes is because the more I write or try to explain something the more I do a lot of mistakes or errors, so any member in this forum must feel free to correct any mistake in my writing.

I think TheParser has checked the active and passive voice but abstract noun phrase wasn’t checked by, can another one check and amend them.

 

[Jaskin]

hi,
Please note I'm not a teacher nor a native speaker;

Regardless whether you talking about "money" or "some money" it is still uncountable noun. It doesn't have a plural form; so you need "it" not "them".

When I’m converting an active voice sentence to passive voice, its nice to avoid converting if it has a gerund in the first clause not the second clause. Because the second clause doesn't relate with the passive principle. Am I right?

What I tried to say is that the sentences below haven't got gerund.

Andy is passing the salt to his brother now.
The policemen were patrolling our streets last night.
I have been pressing the power button of my computer to turn it on.
William had been painting a picture when he was a child.
When Tom does an improvement in his school work the teacher will be praising him.

When we are talking about "gerund" we mean two things: its form (-ing) and its function (noun). In your sentences they are all verbs. There is no problem with changing sentences with progressive aspect (-ing form of a verb).
Let's take :
A: The Policemen were patrolling our streets last night.
P: Our streets were being patrolled last night.

But not all would sound "good".

I have been pressing the power button of my computer to turn it on.

If someone said that to me I would assume that the computer had broken or at least the power button doesn't work. If you want to say that you must press the power button to turn it on just say it in present simple:
I press the power button of my computer to turn it on.

Secondly, the reason that I don’t [STRIKE]talk[/STRIKE]write a lot or inquire about [STRIKE]some[/STRIKE]correcting mistakes is because the more I write or try to explain something the more[STRIKE] I do[/STRIKE][STRIKE]a lot of[/STRIKE] mistakes or errors I make, so any member in this forum [STRIKE]must[/STRIKE]please feel free to correct any mistakes in my writing.

we make mistakes; not do mistakes
Thank you atchan for your encouragement but I don't usually feel confident enough to do proofreading. I could have miss something.

Keep writing and trying to explain; the more the better.

One question, what is the difference between these sentences.
Tom will wash his fan before polishing it.
Tom will wash his fan before he polishes it.

None really, the only difference there is the grammar that you used to express the same idea.
I think you don't need the agent(doer) in passive:
The fan will be washed before polishing.

Cheers,

 

[TheParser]

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, Atchan.

(1) I was waiting for someone to start checking your sentences with gerunds. No one

has, so may I start with the first five?

Before I start, may I say two things:

(a) In everyday English, the word "money" is considered singular:

Money IS important/ Money makeS the world go around.

(The plural of moneys/monies is used only in big business sometimes.)

(b) I think that if you break up your post into shorter posts, you will get

more and faster answers. Just my respectful suggestion.

(3) OK. Now let me share my ideas about the first 5. Of course, I could

be very wrong. That's why we non-teachers are required to begin our posts with

the words "NOT A TEACHER."

(a) Peter's counting his money every day has helped to improve his math skills.

(b) Tom's washing his fan keeps it nice and clean.

(c) The dentist's pulling out her tooth alleviated the pain that she was complaining

about.

(d) Andy's passing the salt to his brother was an act of genuine concern.

(e) The policemen's patrolling of the streets makes them much safer.

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Hopefully, you will soon get more (and better) answers. You are doing VERY well.

Learning English well is going to really help you in your career.

***** Thank you *****

 

[Atchan]

Theparser, Here you are again checking and amending, great person you are. You have checked the most of this thread, but I’m still waiting solutions for the important 5 sentences which confused me. I had ordered clarifications about it in that day but I preferred to write sentences, thinking that it will solve the problem.

Theparser, you advised me to break up my threads into shorter posts to get faster answers. I want to say OK I will do it. But what if I half them 15 and 15 will that be good?

I will put them here again to lessen the problems of you, so please check it.

---Present Perfect Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: Workmen’s paving of the street has made the street straight.

---Present continuous Perfect Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: My pressing on the power button of my computer has been turning it on. >>> My friend Jaskin advised me that when I’m talking about something that repeats everyday to use simple present but I know that, here I’m just trying to know that present continuous perfect tense fits with abstract noun phrase or not?

---Past Perfect Tense--- Can I use Past perfect tense with abstract noun phrase?
Abstract Noun phrase: Mary’s buying of vegetables then turned it to salad made her a cook. >>> My friend TheParser gave me an excellent sentence of passive tense for this, but when I try to approach or come closer to his style I can't.

---Past Continuous Perfect Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: William’s painting of a picture had been when he was a child.

---Future Continuous Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: Tom's doing of an improvement in his school work will be praised by the teacher.

 

[TheParser]

Theparser, Here you are again checking and amending, great person you are. You have checked the most of this thread, but I’m still waiting solutions for the important 5 sentences which confused me. I had ordered clarifications about it in that day but I preferred to write sentences, thinking that it will solve the problem.

Theparser, you advised me to break up my threads into shorter posts to get faster answers. I want to say OK I will do it. But what if I half them 15 and 15 will that be good?

I will put them here again to lessen the problems of you, so please check it.

---Present Perfect Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: Workmen’s paving of the street has made the street straight.

---Present continuous Perfect Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: My pressing on the power button of my computer has been turning it on. >>> My friend Jaskin advised me that when I’m talking about something that repeats everyday to use simple present but I know that, here I’m just trying to know that present continuous perfect tense fits with abstract noun phrase or not?

---Past Perfect Tense--- Can I use Past perfect tense with abstract noun phrase?
Abstract Noun phrase: Mary’s buying of vegetables then turned it to salad made her a cook. >>> My friend TheParser gave me an excellent sentence of passive tense for this, but when I try to approach or come closer to his style I can't.

---Past Continuous Perfect Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: William’s painting of a picture had been when he was a child.

---Future Continuous Tense---
Abstract Noun phrase: Tom's doing of an improvement in his school work will be praised by the teacher.

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

(1) Hello, Atchan.

(2) As I said, the shorter the post, the faster the answers from

other people. Of course, it is your decision as to what you feel is

"short."

(3) OK. As I type this, no one else has replied so far. So I shall

work with those 5 gerund phrases. I cannot guarantee that they

are correct.

(a) The workmen's paving of the street has made the road safer.

(has made = present perfect)

(b) I have been starting the computer by my pressing the power button

on. (have been starting = present perfect progressive)

(c) Mary's buying fresh vegetables had been responsible for the delicious

salad that she made. (had been = past perfect)

(d) William's painting that picture occurred sometime during the period

when he had been growing up. (had been growing = past perfect

progressive)


(e) The teacher will soon be praising Tom for his doing much better

in class. (will be praising = future progressive)

(4) OK, Atchan. Keep posting (short) messages. Study the answers

that you receive. You will soon start to better understand gerund

phrases.

Good luck!

 

[Atchan]

***** NOT A TEACHER *****

(1) Hello, Atchan.

(2) As I said, the shorter the post, the faster the answers from

other people. Of course, it is your decision as to what you feel is

"short."

(3) OK. As I type this, no one else has replied so far. So I shall

work with those 5 gerund phrases. I cannot guarantee that they

are correct.

(a) The workmen's paving of the street has made the road safer.

(has made = present perfect)

(b) I have been starting the computer by my pressing the power button

on. (have been starting = present perfect progressive)

(c) Mary's buying fresh vegetables had been responsible for the delicious

salad that she made. (had been = past perfect)

(d) William's painting that picture occurred sometime during the period

when he had been growing up. (had been growing = past perfect

progressive)


(e) The teacher will soon be praising Tom for his doing much better

in class. (will be praising = future progressive)

(4) OK, Atchan. Keep posting (short) messages. Study the answers

that you receive. You will soon start to better understand gerund

phrases.

Good luck!

(b) I have been starting the computer by my pressing the power button on. >>> Is there something wrong here? and you didn't change this to abstract noun phrase.
(have been starting = present perfect progressive)

(e) The teacher will soon be praising Tom for his doing much better in class.
(will be praising = future progressive) >>> you didn't change this to abstract noun phrase. maybe I bothered you if that I'm very sorry.

Before you convert them to abstract noun phrase I will try to do that before yours.

a) My starting of my computer has been when I press on the power button.
b) The teacher's praising will be after Tom do much better in class.
Are they sense. I think so :-D

Oh my God, you have altered my sentences in a professional type. My sentences were nearly awkward but with you and other friends (without exception) made me understand some principles and other things. I will try studying and you please try to help me.

Have a nice day/night

 

[TheParser]

Before you convert them to abstract noun phrase I will try to do that before yours.

a) My starting of my computer has been when I press on the power button.
b) The teacher's praising will be after Tom do much better in class.
Are they sense. I think so :-D

Oh my God, you have altered my sentences in a professional type. My sentences were nearly awkward but with you and other friends (without exception) made me understand some principles and other things. I will try studying and you please try to help me.

Have a nice day/night

********** NOT A TEACHER **********

Hello, Atchan.

(1) You say "abstract noun phrase" and I say "gerund phrase." Maybe

one of the language experts will tell us whether those terms mean the

same thing or are different in meaning.

(2) OK. Let's look at those two sentences:

(A) My starting of my computer has been when I press on the power

button.

(1) You said you wanted the present perfect progressive used here.

(a) But your sentence says "has been." That is the present perfect,

not the present perfect progressive, which is (for example) "have

been eating."

(b) I can offer only:

My starting the computer has been occurring whenever I turn on the

power button. (That MAY be a grammatically correct sentence, but I

do not think anyone would say or write such a sentence.) Maybe

someone else will give you a better answer.

(B) The teacher's praising will be after Tom do much better in class.

(1) You ask for the future progressive. The future progressive (for

example) is "will be eating."

(2) Again the best that I can offer (and it is not very good):

The teacher's praising will be coming when Tom starts to do

better in class.



*****

As some of the posters have told you, sometimes the passive is not

possible. I think that sometimes the gerund phrase (what you call

an abstract noun phrase ) is not possible, either.

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Please keep posting questions. There are many excellent teachers

at this website. You will find one who can really help you. I apologize

for not giving you better answers.

***** Thank you.