Comments on: How to use Passives in English http://www.english-at-home.com Learn English for free Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rinku http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/passives/#comment-44408 Rinku Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:31:49 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/passives/#comment-44408 hi clare, this is really very useful site. thanks a lot hi clare, this is really very useful site. thanks a lot

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/passives/#comment-39867 Clare Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:25:46 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/passives/#comment-39867 I'm not sure there is a passive form. There's another expression "It has to be seen to be believed" (active form: "You have to see it to believe it") but it doesn't mean the same as "Seeing is believing". I'm not sure there is a passive form. There's another expression "It has to be seen to be believed" (active form: "You have to see it to believe it") but it doesn't mean the same as "Seeing is believing".

]]> By: ALI http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/passives/#comment-39768 ALI Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:23:08 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/passives/#comment-39768 Would anyone tell me what is the passive voice of this : Seeing is beleiving. Would anyone tell me what is the passive voice of this :

Seeing is beleiving.

]]> By: hendry http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/passives/#comment-38936 hendry Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:41:55 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/passives/#comment-38936 Mr. Clare i just want to comment to your question dated 16th, December 2009 regarding my previous question. well, because it is considered right if we say "a lot was eaten by the sheep" according to my culture. we use passive a lot in speaking as well as writing. may be for native speakers, it sounds a bit strange. therefore, sometimes i find it difficult to use proper English either in passive or active to be used. thank you sir i have learned something from this site... God bless you sir. Mr. Clare
i just want to comment to your question dated 16th, December 2009 regarding my previous question.

well, because it is considered right if we say "a lot was eaten by the sheep" according to my culture. we use passive a lot in speaking as well as writing. may be for native speakers, it sounds a bit strange. therefore, sometimes i find it difficult to use proper English either in passive or active to be used.
thank you sir i have learned something from this site… God bless you sir.

]]> By: Clare http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/passives/#comment-37949 Clare Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:55:16 +0000 http://english-at-home.com/beta-wp/grammar/passives/#comment-37949 Yes, it's correct, but it's a bit strange. Why would you want to put it in the passive? Yes, it's correct, but it's a bit strange. Why would you want to put it in the passive?

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