. John likes pizza. Pizza is liked by John. There is no object in the second sentence. The subject of the passive sentence ( pizza ) is the object of its active equivalent. By John is an adverb. John is the agent in both sentences. Of course, some

In response to the questions posed in the first post of this thread, "the officer" is NOT the subject of the sentence regardless of whether the sentence is active or passive. "The officer" is undoubtedly the doer of the action

I agree with Marius Hancu's correction. On a more general point, some of these passives are a pain in the neck for teachers and students. The logical transformation of "They offered him a job" is "A job was offered to him", based on transforming

This is off the internet too, Abmateen, but I could do no better: Personal Passive simply means that the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. So every verb that needs an object (transitive verb) can form a

Clive wrote: Hi, These agents are trained to kill. I'd like to add a comment. If the sentence were 'These agents are trained to kill every year ' , ie a repeated process, I would see it as more meaningful to look at this as a passive

Hi, These agents are trained to kill. I'd like to add a comment. If the sentence were 'These agents are trained to kill every year ' , ie a repeated process, I would see it as more meaningful to look at this as a passive sentence. However,

CalifJim wrote: There is no such thing as a transitive sentence. Verbs are transitive or intransitive, not sentences. "to train" is a transitive verb. As such, it can be used both in active and in passive sentences. The sample sentence

There is no such thing as a transitive sentence. Verbs are transitive or intransitive, not sentences. "to train" is a transitive verb. As such, it can be used both in active and in passive sentences. The sample sentence illustrates

Verbs can be classified according to whether they are transitive or intransitive. (If they take a direct object, they are transitive. Otherwise they are intransitive.) John threw the ball. (transitive - You can throw something. The direct

I don't think it has, because "under the bridge" is not a direct object complement. In a passive sentence, the active voice direct object complement becomes the subject.