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tommy1996
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passive
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how can we change into passive he is trying to score a goal. A goal........................................ please help me |
28 May 2016
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stephen987
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It would be "A goal is being tried to be scored" but it sounds awful! The reason being that the passive is normally used to put emphasis on the action being done, not the person doing the action. The verb "try" refers to the person doing the action so it isn �t really suitable for the passive voice. |
28 May 2016
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yanogator
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Stephen987 is right about the construction and about how bad it sounds. This sentence definitely should not be made passive, for the reason he explained. Bruce |
28 May 2016
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