Hi, I recently watched your video about subject questions and it was great. I have some doubts, please help 🙏. How to make passive of subject questions? Do we use the same grammar structure as that of object questions while making passive? I know it is not same in active voice. I want to know about the passive! Sorry for my poor English.
Hi! Thank you for your question. When you are making subject questions in passive voice, you will still use the subject question structure. You will begin with "who" or "what" + verb in 3rd person singular. Your verb in 3rd person singular will be a form of the verb "be" (because it is passive voice). Then you will follow this verb "be" with the past participle of your main verb. Here are a few examples: What is covered in this class? (present passive) Who is being interviewed on TV right now? (present progressive passive) What was decided in the meeting? (past passive) Who has been bitten by a snake? (present perfect passive) The passive is such an interesting subject! Thanks for asking.☀
@@WorldwideSpeak Thanks for considering my question. What is the passive voice of the sentence, 'What brings you here'?. By what you are brought OR By what are you brought OR anything else?
You are very welcome! Technically if you wanted to transform the question "what brings you here?" to passive voice, you would write it as " "By what are you brought here?" but it doesn't make sense to transform this particular question into passive voice. That's because "what brings you here?" is a "set phrase" which is really only used in this form.
Ok, I see what you are saying now😉. "By what are you brought here?" is not a subject question now that it has been transformed into passive. When you transform an active sentence (or question) into passive, the subject of the original active sentence becomes the object in your passive sentence. So, when you are transforming active to passive, if you begin with a subject question, your transformed question (which is now passive) will follow the object question structure. Let's look at a new example: Active question in subject question form: Who wrote the book? Passive question, now in object question form: Who was the book written by? Or (more formal and more correct) By whom was the book written? I hope this helps!
Thanks Ann for very clear explanation .It's Really informative . I wish I could press the "like button" 100 times! By the way ,You have mentioned these are Great for Essays , but Can We use these for spoken English or informal written English? I think a video On formal / written English words Vs informal/ spoken English words will be helpful for many . TC
Thank you, Shuman! You can definitely use these words when you are speaking. In fact, you will hear them a lot. Expanding your vocabulary gives you more choices when speaking and helps to keep the interest of your listener. And... another good video suggestion! We will make a note of that and see what we can come up with. 😃
@@WorldwideSpeak Thanks for detailed reply . I have a bit study on formal & informal English . But I always like The way You & Wendy explain a topic . So , Whenever You publish a really Well presented video , I try to Watch it ASAP. So , pleasure Is always mine .
14. The nation’s economy is largely based on its industry, .................................................... a few hundred years ago it was an agrarian country. A. while B. whereas C. whereby B is correct, why?
Is it possible to show positivity of both sides? On one hand, eating fruits offer plenty of essential nutrients and health benefits. On the other hand, vegetables are packed with useful minerals and vitamins, which would definitely nourish the human body with vital biological chemicals leading to better cognitive and physical performance. Is it a correct sentence ? Show both sides positive but things are different.
Since these phrases (on one hand/ on the other hand) are used to signal differences, it would be better to use a different phrase (ex “in addition,” “furthermore,” “as well”) when listing a variety of benefits. Although you are listing different benefits, they are all benefits, so they are not really contrasting ideas as much as they are a continuation of the overall concept of benefits. I hope this helps!
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Hi, I recently watched your video about subject questions and it was great. I have some doubts, please help 🙏. How to make passive of subject questions? Do we use the same grammar structure as that of object questions while making passive? I know it is not same in active voice. I want to know about the passive! Sorry for my poor English.
Hi! Thank you for your question. When you are making subject questions in passive voice, you will still use the subject question structure. You will begin with "who" or "what" + verb in 3rd person singular. Your verb in 3rd person singular will be a form of the verb "be" (because it is passive voice). Then you will follow this verb "be" with the past participle of your main verb.
Here are a few examples:
What is covered in this class? (present passive)
Who is being interviewed on TV right now? (present progressive passive)
What was decided in the meeting? (past passive)
Who has been bitten by a snake? (present perfect passive)
The passive is such an interesting subject! Thanks for asking.☀
@@WorldwideSpeak Thanks for considering my question. What is the passive voice of the sentence, 'What brings you here'?. By what you are brought OR By what are you brought OR anything else?
You are very welcome! Technically if you wanted to transform the question "what brings you here?" to passive voice, you would write it as " "By what are you brought here?" but it doesn't make sense to transform this particular question into passive voice. That's because "what brings you here?" is a "set phrase" which is really only used in this form.
@@WorldwideSpeak Why 'you' is placed in between auxiliary and main verb? This was the core of my questions 🙄
Ok, I see what you are saying now😉. "By what are you brought here?" is not a subject question now that it has been transformed into passive.
When you transform an active sentence (or question) into passive, the subject of the original active sentence becomes the object in your passive sentence. So, when you are transforming active to passive, if you begin with a subject question, your transformed question (which is now passive) will follow the object question structure.
Let's look at a new example:
Active question in subject question form:
Who wrote the book?
Passive question, now in object question form:
Who was the book written by? Or (more formal and more correct) By whom was the book written?
I hope this helps!
Thank you
You are very welcome!
Hi, again! Could I also write, "but on the other hand"?
Yes, although keep in mind that in formal writing, it is usually not for style to begin a sentence with “but.”
@@WorldwideSpeak thanks!
4:29 on the other hand
Thanks Ann for very clear explanation .It's Really informative . I wish I could press the "like button" 100 times! By the way ,You have mentioned these are Great for Essays , but Can We use these for spoken English or informal written English? I think a video On formal / written English words Vs informal/ spoken English words will be helpful for many . TC
Thank you, Shuman! You can definitely use these words when you are speaking. In fact, you will hear them a lot. Expanding your vocabulary gives you more choices when speaking and helps to keep the interest of your listener. And... another good video suggestion! We will make a note of that and see what we can come up with. 😃
@@WorldwideSpeak Thanks for detailed reply . I have a bit study on formal & informal English . But I always like The way You & Wendy explain a topic . So , Whenever You publish a really Well presented video , I try to Watch it ASAP. So , pleasure Is always mine .
@@shumanashfak6690 We truly appreciate you being here and learning with us!
14. The nation’s economy is largely based on its industry, .................................................... a few
hundred years ago it was an agrarian country.
A. while B. whereas C. whereby
B is correct, why?
I believe that both "a" and "b" are correct here
You helped a brazilin's girl here haha
That is great news! Thank you for learning with us :).
Is it possible to show positivity of both sides? On one hand, eating fruits offer plenty of essential nutrients and health benefits. On the other hand, vegetables are packed with useful minerals and vitamins, which would definitely nourish the human body with vital biological chemicals leading to better cognitive and physical performance. Is it a correct sentence ? Show both sides positive but things are different.
Since these phrases (on one hand/ on the other hand) are used to signal differences, it would be better to use a different phrase (ex “in addition,” “furthermore,” “as well”) when listing a variety of benefits. Although you are listing different benefits, they are all benefits, so they are not really contrasting ideas as much as they are a continuation of the overall concept of benefits. I hope this helps!