jay rich  +  788801 Sun, 21 Jun 09 11:27 AM hi my friends: Yesterday i had  a discussion with my friends on the use of passive voice and i think not every sentence can be turned into passive . my friend told me that "Paul hates keep waiting " can be said in the passive voice "Paul hates to be kept waiting" is that right ?  I think it doesn't make any sense . jay rich Joined on Thu, Jun 18 2009 New Member 18 I believe Relationships, Sentences, Friendships, Friends

	Mister Micawber  +  788849 Sun, 21 Jun 09 12:37 PM You are right that some active transitive sentences cannot be made passive:  He has lots of money.  He resembles his father.  Intransitive verbs cannot be made passive either:  John waited for an hour.  I feel good today. Nevertheless, if we correct your first sentence to "Paul hates to keep waiting" (which is a little unusual in occurrence, but certainly possible), then its passive form would be "Paul hates to be kept waiting". This is a case of active infinitive vs passive infinitive, however, not a transformation of the main, finite verb of the sentence (hate). Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,780 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Sentences