hanuman_2000  +  180962 Tue, 10 Jan 06 04:41 AM Hello, 1. He is a teacher. 2.The apples taste sweet. 3. He weighs 30 kilos. Are these senetnces in active or passive voice? hanuman_2000 Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004 INDIA Contributing Member 1,644

	Clive  +  180968 Tue, 10 Jan 06 05:18 AM Hi, 1. He is a teacher. 2.The apples taste sweet. 3. He weighs 30 kilos. Are these sentences in active or passive voice? Example 1 just equates the two 'things'. Swan's Practical English Usage (Section 457.5) mentions a few active verbs that can sometimes be used with a passive kind of meaning. Your examples 2 and 3 seem to be of this type. Another example would be 'Your report reads well'.   Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,583 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs