[Grammar] Don't know how to explain this although i know the answer

[Oceanlike]

Greetings, this is my first post in this forum. If I make any mistakes, kindly please let me know. Many thanks!

I know that the answer to the following question is "RECOVERED", but I don't know what is the correct grammatical explanation for it. Are there many ways to explain this answer or only one? Passive voice?

Qn: Don't worry! It's only a matter of time that your lost items will be RECOVERED," Jane comforted her sister.

Thanking you in advance for helping me to understand.

Peace!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, it is passive voice.

 

[Matthew Wai]

kindly please let me know.

I would omit 'kindly' due to redundancy.

Not a teacher.

 

[salvador.dal1950]

Greetings, this is my first post in this forum. If I make any mistakes, kindly please let me know. Many thanks!

I'm not a teacher but I wouldn't use "kindly" followed by "please". "Kindly", to me, is a polite way of saying "please", so the "please" becomes redundant.

 

[tedmc]

It may be so but it is common to be 'doubly polite' in the Asian context.

not a teacher

 

[Oceanlike]

Many thanks to all for your replies! I agree that the word 'kindly' should be omitted as it is obviously redundant :-D Hmmm...i didn't realise this till now!
It's true though that it's common to be 'doubly polite' in the Asian context

@MikeNewYork: I would appreciate it if you could explain to me using passive voice. Thank you!

 

[MikeNewYork]

A sentence in the active voice with a transitive verb has a subject, a verb, and a direct object. In the passive voice, the direct object becomes the subject and the verb is transformed to the passive voice. If the previous subject appears at all, it becomes the agent.

Active voice: I saw her on campus.
Passive voice: She was seen on campus (by me).

Active voice: The dog bit a cat.
Passive voice: The cat was bitten (by the dog).

 

[Oceanlike]

@MikeNewYork...ermm can you please help me to understand your explanation by way of passive voice, using the sentence below. Sorry to trouble you. Many thanks!

Question: Don't worry! It's only a matter of time that your lost items will be RECOVERED," Jane comforted her sister.

 

[Rover_KE]

Don't worry! It's only a matter of time before somebody will recover your lost items," Jane comforted her sister.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

And I think the word 'before' should replace 'that' in the original too.

 

[Oceanlike]

Thank you, Rover_KE and Roman55!

This is really embarrassing. I still don't understand how to explain (using passive voice) that the correct answer in the sentence below should be "........will be recovered." I know the answer has to be "recovered" but I still don't understand the rationale behind it. Thanks for your patience.

Question: Don't worry! It's only a matter of time that your lost items will be RECOVERED," Jane comforted her sister.

 

[emsr2d2]

What do you mean by the "rationale behind it"?

I realise this probably won't help you but I find the original sentence unnatural. Two other people have pointed out that "that" doesn't work. For me, this sentence should be "It's only a matter of time before your items are recovered".

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

'Don't worry! It's only a matter of time before your lost items will be RECOVERED (by someone).'

Someone is bound to find them sooner or later. When that happens they will have been recovered. Until that happens, Jane is confident that they will be recovered (in the future).

I'm not sure which part of this is causing the problem, but 'will be' must be followed by the past participle.

 

[Oceanlike]

Thank you to everyone for your help! I understand it now
I'm new to this site. Besides learning to navigate it, I just realised that I can THANK and LIKE each post! This is nice
Thanks to everyone for teaching me.....

Warmly