Beyazgul  +  206403 Wed, 15 Mar 06 12:40 PM   do any of the following sentences have  a passive counterpart if yes can you please tell me what it is. The emperor presented the victor with a gold medal your wife asked the waiter to clse the windows. the prosecutor clearly demonstrated that they had an excellent motive some of them resented his behaviour. any help will be appriciated. thankyou Beyazgul Beyazgul Joined on Tue, Mar 14 2006 london New Member 20

	pieanne  +  206409 Wed, 15 Mar 06 01:03 PM Yes, they do: The victor was presented with a golden medal (by the emperor). The waiter was asked to close the window (by your wife). It was clearly demonstrated by the prosecutor that etc.../ Their excellent motive was clearly demonstrated by the prosecutor. His behaviour was resented by some. I'm not sure the 3rd one will be much used. And in these cases (passive voices), the focus is on the subject (the victor, the waiter, the behaviour), not on the agent, so I think the speaker will often drop the agent. pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	Beyazgul  +  206412 Wed, 15 Mar 06 01:06 PM i dont think i can thankyou enough. thankyou i just dont understand what the question is asking for sometimes. but now i understand. Beyazgul Beyazgul