Study the following sentences in the passive voice
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1. You are requested to lend me some money for a few days.
2.You are advised to study attentively.
3.The rose is sweet when it is smelt.
4. Trespassers will be prosecuted.
5. what can't be cured must be endured.
6. Lost time is lost for ever.
7. Let it be done by me.
8. My pocket is picked.
9. The chair is broken.
10. Let bygone be bygone.
You can write many such sentences which sound better in passive voice.You will come across many expressions like,'' it is said'', ''it is believed'','' let it be assumed'','' all said and done...'','' it has been reported'','' I am/was told'','' I was given to understand'' etc. in English. These are passive expressions and they sound definitely better than the similar expressions in the active voice. So, happy learning.
Now the time has come to discuss about the structure of sentences. For all practical purposes their are three types of sentences in the English language according to structure. They are a0 Simple b) complex and c) compound sentences. In some grammars you will find -i) double sentence ii) multiple sentence iii) complex compound sentence etc. Don't burden your brain with all these details. They are all compound sentences in the traditional sense of the term. There no need to worry. Grammarians in all the languages try to dissuade us from learning the language in the easy way. We are not going to give in to their whims. If Shakespeare, Byron, Keats, Shelly or Graham Green of our time were forced to follow the strict and sometimes mundane grammatical rules we would not have inherited such rich and priceless literature.
Before we venture to discuss the structural formation it would be advisable to know a few things about word, phrase, idiom, clauses, proverbs and linking words. And of course, we should know about the FINITE VERBS and INFINITIVES. We propose to devote our next lesson to these concepts. HAPPY LEARNING.
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spk 25/7/15
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