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Latest post Mon, Nov 12 2007 11:33 PM by Cool Breeze. 2 replies.
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Anonymous  +  441775 Mon, 12 Nov 07 06:25 PM

Change the following sentence into Passive:

"I was not laughing at anybody."
Anonymous
Grammar Geek  +  441799 Mon, 12 Nov 07 07:32 PM

You have a go at it first.

Although it's an odd sentence to want to make passive.
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Cool Breeze  +  441891 Mon, 12 Nov 07 11:33 PM
I think Anon has quit the scene. The passive version is:

No one was being laughed at by me.

Few people would say it, though.

CB
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