Transforming sentences?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-21 21:12:35

Social Science

7 answers

Can this sentence " John grew those flowers in his greenhouse" be transformed to this " Those flowers were grown by John in his greenhouse"

Anonymous

Yes
Anonymous

Yes, but the first way is better.
Anonymous

Yes
Anonymous

Your example is correctly written. But note that in general it is better to use the active voice (e.g. "John grew those flowers") in normal day-to-day language.
Anonymous

Yes. That is a well-known technique. You have changed an Active Voice sentence into a Passive Voice sentence. Active: John grew the flowers. Passive: The flowers were grown by John.
Anonymous

Yes, both are correct. One is active, one is passive voice.
Anonymous

Yes.