Clive  +  341683 Wed, 21 Mar 07 01:09 PM Hi, How about you try first? And then we will help you with comments. A small word of advice - people here will be more eager to help you if you say something like 'Please help me with these sentences . . .' 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

	Bird Of Paradise  +  341748 Wed, 21 Mar 07 06:12 PM  Anonymous wrote: 1. Somebody is sleeping in my bed = Sleeping is an intrasitive verb, therefore cannot be changed into passive voice 2. They call her Jane = She is called Jane by them 3. One uses milk for making butter and cheese = Milk is used for making butter and chese 4. Nobody has done it = It has not been done by anybody 5. The butcher has rasided the price of meat. = the price of meat has been raised by the butcher 6. It will please her to hear that .= she will be pleased if she hears that 7. Nobody  will change the rules without carefull thought = the rules will not be changed by anybody without carefull thought 8. They put him in the car = he was put by them in the car   9.A gardener was watering the garden when i come home from the office = the garden was being watered by a gardener when i come home  from the office 10. I should have been sorry if anyone had broken it. = It does not make sense for me   Bird Of Paradise Joined on Thu, Feb 15 2007 Full Member 107 I would appreciate it if anyone would correct my grammar mistakes if there are any. ( Even in this sentence.) TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, Verbs

	Grammar Geek  +  341808 Wed, 21 Mar 07 09:47 PM Hi BoP, Next time, it would be better to wait for the person posting to try to make their own attempt first. (Unless that was you and your had forgotten to sign in.) By the way: By bed is being slept in... Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Bird Of Paradise  +  342194 Thu, 22 Mar 07 07:34 PM  Grammar Geek wrote: Hi BoP, Next time, it would be better to wait for the person posting to try to make their own attempt first. (Unless that was you and your had forgotten to sign in.) By the way: By bed is being slept in... Thanks for your kind suggestion. I would take care of it next time. Anyhow, i couldn't understand unless that was you and your had forgotten to sign in, could you please tell me what does it mean? Secondly, By bed is being slept in.... in original sentence it is my bed, and i think this sentence is unchageable because we know intransitive verbs cannot be changed into passive voice, sleeping being an intransitive verb. Bird Of Paradise Grammar, Verbs

	Grammar Geek  +  342205 Thu, 22 Mar 07 08:19 PM I'm sorry, I had a typo. Instead of "By bed" it should have been "My bed." If you were the original "anonymous" poster and had simply forgottent to sign in, then your post would have been the original poster (you) attempting to answer the questions. In that case, my comment about letter the original poster try first wouldn't have made any sense. Grammar Geek

	Bird Of Paradise  +  342213 Thu, 22 Mar 07 08:36 PM     Thanks for your explaination. Well, i dont know who is that anonymous.  I just came across this post and replied to it, using my little knowledge. Anyhow, someone is sleeping in my bed, my bed is being slept in by someone, do you think it is write? I just can't understand that how an intransitive verb can be changed into passive voice? Bird Of Paradise Verbs

	Yankee  +  342457 Fri, 23 Mar 07 11:54 AM Hi BoP Yes, "My bed is being slept in" is grammatically correct.  You shouldn't look at the verb in the sentence as just 'sleep'.  You have to consider 'sleep in'.  Look at these sentences: Someone is speaking.  (The sentence is active, the verb speak is intransitive and no object is necessary.) BUT: Someone is speaking to John. (active) --> John is being spoken to. (passive) Someone laughed. Someone laughed at me. (active). --> I was laughed at. (passive) Does that help? Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,494 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain Verbs