Question

Change into Passive:
a)The hairdresser is styling Ann's hair.
b)Mum is bathing the baby.
c)Paul is washing his hands.
d)Meg is polishing her nails.
e)Is the child embracing his mother.
f)Frank is not pushing his bike.

Answer 1

Hello!

Change into Passive:

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Answer/Răspuns:

a) The hairdresser is styling Ann's hair.

Ann's hair is being styled by the hairdresser.

b) Mum is bathing the baby.

The baby is being bathed by mum.

c) Paul is washing his hands.

His hands are being washed by Paul.

d) Meg is polishing her nails.

Her nails are being polished by Meg.

e) Is the child embracing his mother?

Is his mother being embraced by the child?

f) Frank is not pushing his bike.

The bike isn't being pushed by Frank.

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Explicații:

Trecerea la diateza pasivă (Passive Voice) la timpul Present Tense Continuous/Progressive

- afirmativ: Object + am / is / are + being + verb-III

- interogativ: Am / is / are + Object + being + verb-III?

Exemplu cu traducere:

The postman is delivering the mail now. - Active Voice (diateza activă)

Poștașul aduce corespondența acum.

The mail is being delivered by the postman now. - Passive Voice (diateza pasivă)

Corespondența este adusă de poștaș acum.

Object + am / is / are + being + verb-III

- object = the mail

+ IS

+ being

+ verb-III (a treia formă a verbului - participiul trecut)