This blog is for students registered in ENGL 155, 177 or 189 at Athabasca University.
ACTIVE: The ring of the phone is loud.PASSIVE: Every time someone calls me, I find that my phone rings loud.
active:The bell rings at 3:45 every day.passive:The bell has been ringing at 3:45 every day.
Active: The children rang the song bellsPassive: The song bells were rung by the children.
Passive: The phone has rung.Active: The phone rings
Active: The phone rings when someone calls.Passive: The bell has been rung to signify that recess is over.
The church priest rang the bells yesterday.Yesterday, the bells were rung by the church priest.
ACTIVE: The students are running in the marathon.PASSIVE: The marathon is ran by the students.
ACTIVE: The police told us about icy roads.PASSIVE: About the icy roads was told by the police.
ACTIVE: My friend’s birthday cake dissolved right in my mouth.PASSIVE: The birthday cake dissolved right in my mouth which I gave my friend.
Sarah and Yosua got it.Jennifer also got it (albeit in the present perfect).Roland: you have used "ring" as a noun, not a verb.Madicynn, your second sentence uses the present perfect -- and, Alexandra, yours uses the present perfect continuous -- rather than the passive.And now I realize I have been calling Yosua "Yousa". I apologize for that!
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ACTIVE: The ring of the phone is loud.
PASSIVE: Every time someone calls me, I find that my phone rings loud.
active:
The bell rings at 3:45 every day.
passive:
The bell has been ringing at 3:45 every day.
Active: The children rang the song bells
Passive: The song bells were rung by the children.
Passive: The phone has rung.
Active: The phone rings
Active: The phone rings when someone calls.
Passive: The bell has been rung to signify that recess is over.
The church priest rang the bells yesterday.
Yesterday, the bells were rung by the church priest.
ACTIVE: The students are running in the marathon.
PASSIVE: The marathon is ran by the students.
ACTIVE: The police told us about icy roads.
PASSIVE: About the icy roads was told by the police.
ACTIVE: My friend’s birthday cake dissolved right in my mouth.
PASSIVE: The birthday cake dissolved right in my mouth which I gave my friend.
Sarah and Yosua got it.
Jennifer also got it (albeit in the present perfect).
Roland: you have used "ring" as a noun, not a verb.
Madicynn, your second sentence uses the present perfect -- and, Alexandra, yours uses the present perfect continuous -- rather than the passive.
And now I realize I have been calling Yosua "Yousa". I apologize for that!
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