A more likely sort of passive sentence using the infinitive would be this: - The girls were known to swim in the pool after hours.

Hi Anon Someone asked me that and I believe it is a valid candidate for an active to passive conversion I hope I can change your mind. Two of the most important reasons to use the passive are these: - the agent is unknown - the agent is

Well, we don't choose the questions do we? Someone asked me that and I believe it is a valid candidate for an active to passive conversion :) As for forming a passive sentence with the verb "want", I don't think we can form a

"I want to write a letter." Out of curiosity, Anon, why would you want to make that sentence passive? And why didn't you try to form a passive sentence with the verb "want"? I bet you had a good reason.

Hi xHealthY We've already talked a little about this in another thread here. The information in this link will probably be helpful for you: http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html They may construct some new airports on islands.

Using modals in passive sentences is actually quite easy, and you've already done a number of your sentences correctly. Look at this: ACTIVE: Someone will send the information. The active verb form is will send . That is modal + infinitive To

I'd say sentence 11 is by far the most difficult of these. Nevertheless, the only thing you need to do is find the subject, verb and object in the active sentence, and then use the object as the subject in the passive sentence. Who made these

Hi xHealthY Part of the problem in your first post is that 3 out of the 4 active sentences have errors in them. I have made the necessary corrections in your passive sentences: 1. In the 1930's, The Nazca Lines were discovered by pilots flying

Take a transitive verb. Make a sentence with it that has a direct object. Mary threw the ball. John is eating the pizza. The committee has written the rules. Those are all active. ________ Now make the corresponding passive sentences. Take the

Hi Anon Yes, the verb "remain" is intransitive, and I wouldn't ever expect to see it used in the passive voice. Sentence 1 is OK, and sentence 2 is not. The verb "need" (meaning "must have") is transitive, and you