Nader75  +  410474 Tue, 28 Aug 07 12:10 PM active:             I enjoyed taking the children to the zoo. in this clasue I enjoyed . passive - The children enjoyed being taken to the zoo. in this cluse who does enjoyed? Nader75 Joined on Sat, Jan 7 2006 Full Member 197

	nona the brit  +  410477 Tue, 28 Aug 07 12:31 PM In your second sentence the children enjoyed themselves. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	English Toolbox Co.  +  410525 Tue, 28 Aug 07 02:37 PM Notice also that in your second sentence "I" doesn't appear. Therefore, "the children" are the only ones who COULD enjoy it! English Toolbox... Joined on Thu, Aug 16 2007 New Member 41 Happy Teaching! The English Toolbox Co. Staff

	Yankee  +  410769 Tue, 28 Aug 07 10:32 PM  Nader75 wrote: active:             I enjoyed taking the children to the zoo. in this clasue I enjoyed . passive - The children enjoyed being taken to the zoo. in this cluse who does enjoyed? Hi Nader75 You have two different active sentences.  The verb enjoy is in the active voice in both sentences. In the first sentence, I enjoyed an activity. In the second sentence, the children enjoyed an activity. The difference is in the formation of the gerund after the verb enjoy. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,506 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Verbs, Gerunds