1.People think the government will fall
People was thought the gouvernment will fall
2 We appoinled Mr Hvans secretary.
Mr Evans was appointed secretary
i The villagers called lier a wilch.
They are called witch by- the villagers
4 l'eople bèlieved thaï fresh air was bad for sick people.
Pas trouvé
5 Some people say thaï there are wolves in thé mounlains.
Pas trouvé
6.Police Ihink thé man holding Ihe hoslages is heavily armed.
Pas trouvé
7 They say lie is in an agitaled slale.
He is said agitated state
8 Everybody considered her slrange.
They was consideres everybody strange
9 We expect thaï thé raie of inllalion will rise.
Pas trouvé
H) They say lie is somewhcre in Germany.
They were said in Germany somewhere.
bonjour, je dois mettre les phrases au passif et voici ce que j'ai reussi à faire. Pouvez vous me le corriger? Merci bcp
passif correction anglais
Moderators: kokoyaya, Beaumont, Sisyphe
1.People think the government will fall
It is thought that the government will fall
(‘It is thought by the people that the government will fall’ is also correct but ‘It is thought’ covers the sense of people )
2 We appointed Mr Hvans secretary.
Mr Evans was appointed secretary
(‘by us’ at the end is correct but sounds strange)
3. The villagers called lie a witch.
Lier was called a witch by the villagers
8 Everybody considered her strange.
She was considered strange by everybody.
H) They say lie is somewhcre in Germany.
Lie is said to be somewhere in Germany .
(Same point :
‘It is thought by them that the government will fall’ is also correct but ‘It is thought’ covers the sense of ‘They’)
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Have another try for the others. Some hints:
- Changing to passive tense does not mean going from present to past !
- When you convert the active to the passive, the original subject becomes optional (to include the subject you add ‘by’).
It is thought that the government will fall
(‘It is thought by the people that the government will fall’ is also correct but ‘It is thought’ covers the sense of people )
2 We appointed Mr Hvans secretary.
Mr Evans was appointed secretary
(‘by us’ at the end is correct but sounds strange)
3. The villagers called lie a witch.
Lier was called a witch by the villagers
8 Everybody considered her strange.
She was considered strange by everybody.
H) They say lie is somewhcre in Germany.
Lie is said to be somewhere in Germany .
(Same point :
‘It is thought by them that the government will fall’ is also correct but ‘It is thought’ covers the sense of ‘They’)
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Have another try for the others. Some hints:
- Changing to passive tense does not mean going from present to past !
- When you convert the active to the passive, the original subject becomes optional (to include the subject you add ‘by’).