the passive

[Prosenjit Sarkar]

Can the following sentence be made passive : "Honey tastes sweet."

 

[5jj]

No.

Welcome to the forum, Prosenjit Sarkar.

 

[Prosenjit Sarkar]

Thanks sir
I would be more helpful if you kindly explain why we can't turn that sentence into passive. Thanks

 

[5jj]

The verb has no object that could be the subject of a passive construction.

 

[Barb_D]

That is, "taste" can be transitive (have an object) in a sentence like "The chef tasted the soup."
In your sentence, it's not a transitive verb - no one is testing the flavor of something else. It descripes the honey itself with an adjective.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Can the following sentence be made passive : "Honey tastes sweet."

In that sentence, "tastes" is an intransitive verb. We can only make passive voice with transitive verbs.

 

[Prosenjit Sarkar]

Thanks

 

[anhnha]

Thanks.

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