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Passive voice of sing someone to sleep
Passive and Active Voice'undergo' in passive voiceIs “cut” a passive or an active verb in “I have my hair cut”?Passive voice grammarpassive voice - word orderConversion to Passive VoiceWhat is the difference between “I've got” and “I've gotten”?Active Passive VoiceIs “get cut” a passive voice?Passive voice + additional verb phrase
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What is the passive voice of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep.
A. She likes to be sung to sleep.
B. She likes to be sung to be slept.
According to me it is A but i am not sure as English is not my native language and i also know that sometimes it sounds weird if an active voice is made into a passive one. But this afternoon a friend of mine asked me about it and I couldn't answer. So that is why I want to know which one is correct.
passive-voice active-vs-passive
asked 8 hours ago
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What is the passive voice of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep.
A. She likes to be sung to sleep.
B. She likes to be sung to be slept.
According to me it is A but i am not sure as English is not my native language and i also know that sometimes it sounds weird if an active voice is made into a passive one. But this afternoon a friend of mine asked me about it and I couldn't answer. So that is why I want to know which one is correct.
passive-voice active-vs-passive
asked 8 hours ago
kuldeep sharmakuldeep sharma
84110
Yes, my mistake Showsni. But what if i change the sentence to this: my baby sister likes it when i sing her to sleep. Then how would you phrase that in passive?
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
Your A. is FINE.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
What is the passive voice of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep.
A. She likes to be sung to sleep.
B. She likes to be sung to be slept.
According to me it is A but i am not sure as English is not my native language and i also know that sometimes it sounds weird if an active voice is made into a passive one. But this afternoon a friend of mine asked me about it and I couldn't answer. So that is why I want to know which one is correct.
passive-voice active-vs-passive
asked 8 hours ago
kuldeep sharmakuldeep sharma
84110
What is the passive voice of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep.
A. She likes to be sung to sleep.
B. She likes to be sung to be slept.
According to me it is A but i am not sure as English is not my native language and i also know that sometimes it sounds weird if an active voice is made into a passive one. But this afternoon a friend of mine asked me about it and I couldn't answer. So that is why I want to know which one is correct.
passive-voice active-vs-passive
passive-voice active-vs-passive
asked 8 hours ago
kuldeep sharmakuldeep sharma
84110
asked 8 hours ago
kuldeep sharmakuldeep sharma
84110
asked 8 hours ago
kuldeep sharmakuldeep sharma
84110
asked 8 hours ago
kuldeep sharmakuldeep sharma
84110
asked 8 hours ago
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84110
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Yes, my mistake Showsni. But what if i change the sentence to this: my baby sister likes it when i sing her to sleep. Then how would you phrase that in passive?
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
Your A. is FINE.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
Yes, my mistake Showsni. But what if i change the sentence to this: my baby sister likes it when i sing her to sleep. Then how would you phrase that in passive?
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
Your A. is FINE.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
Yes, my mistake Showsni. But what if i change the sentence to this: my baby sister likes it when i sing her to sleep. Then how would you phrase that in passive?
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
Yes, my mistake Showsni. But what if i change the sentence to this: my baby sister likes it when i sing her to sleep. Then how would you phrase that in passive?
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
Your A. is FINE.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
Your A. is FINE.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Neither of those options would be correct; you're the one that likes it, not her. You'd have to say something like "Singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like."
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
But "singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like" isn't the passive voice. You'd actually have to say "singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
|She likes to be sung to sleep.| is 100% correct.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
add a comment |
As Showsni has pointed out, neither of the two sentences you've asked about is actually a passive-voice equivalent of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep." That would be "Singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
That said, "She likes to be sung to sleep" would be the correct way to use the passive voice to say that when you sing her to sleep, she enjoys it. (In the idiomatic phrase "sing to sleep," "sleep" is actually not a verb, but a noun.)
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
1
Thank you Nanigashi for point that out. I know i made a mistake. And you also told me the answer i was looking for, if my sister likes it when i sing her to sleep, then passive would be: she likes to be sung to sleep.
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
I'm glad I could help!
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
The A sentence is correct and is a passive. It just leaves off the agent.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
@Lambie, yes, I know it's a correct use of the passive. That's why I said it's correct, though not in fact a passive-voice equivalent of the original sentence.
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
add a comment |
"I like to sing my baby sister to sleep. OK [ACTIVE VOICE]
PASSIVES:
"My baby sister likes being sung to sleep by me."
OR
"My baby sister likes to be sung to sleep by me."
That is how you do it. Like can take to sleep or like + gerund.
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
It's misleading to write "the verb after to is invariable." In the phrase "to sing [someone] to sleep," "sleep" is not a verb at all, but a noun. It is analogous to "death" in "to bore [someone] to death."
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
Yes, it was just me going too fast.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Neither of those options would be correct; you're the one that likes it, not her. You'd have to say something like "Singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like."
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
But "singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like" isn't the passive voice. You'd actually have to say "singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
|She likes to be sung to sleep.| is 100% correct.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Neither of those options would be correct; you're the one that likes it, not her. You'd have to say something like "Singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like."
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
But "singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like" isn't the passive voice. You'd actually have to say "singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
|She likes to be sung to sleep.| is 100% correct.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
add a comment |
Neither of those options would be correct; you're the one that likes it, not her. You'd have to say something like "Singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like."
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
Neither of those options would be correct; you're the one that likes it, not her. You'd have to say something like "Singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like."
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
answered 8 hours ago
ShowsniShowsni
5243
5243
But "singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like" isn't the passive voice. You'd actually have to say "singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
|She likes to be sung to sleep.| is 100% correct.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
add a comment |
But "singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like" isn't the passive voice. You'd actually have to say "singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
|She likes to be sung to sleep.| is 100% correct.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
But "singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like" isn't the passive voice. You'd actually have to say "singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
But "singing my baby sister to sleep is something I like" isn't the passive voice. You'd actually have to say "singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
|She likes to be sung to sleep.| is 100% correct.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
|She likes to be sung to sleep.| is 100% correct.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
add a comment |
As Showsni has pointed out, neither of the two sentences you've asked about is actually a passive-voice equivalent of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep." That would be "Singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
That said, "She likes to be sung to sleep" would be the correct way to use the passive voice to say that when you sing her to sleep, she enjoys it. (In the idiomatic phrase "sing to sleep," "sleep" is actually not a verb, but a noun.)
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
1
Thank you Nanigashi for point that out. I know i made a mistake. And you also told me the answer i was looking for, if my sister likes it when i sing her to sleep, then passive would be: she likes to be sung to sleep.
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
I'm glad I could help!
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
The A sentence is correct and is a passive. It just leaves off the agent.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
@Lambie, yes, I know it's a correct use of the passive. That's why I said it's correct, though not in fact a passive-voice equivalent of the original sentence.
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
add a comment |
As Showsni has pointed out, neither of the two sentences you've asked about is actually a passive-voice equivalent of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep." That would be "Singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
That said, "She likes to be sung to sleep" would be the correct way to use the passive voice to say that when you sing her to sleep, she enjoys it. (In the idiomatic phrase "sing to sleep," "sleep" is actually not a verb, but a noun.)
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
1
Thank you Nanigashi for point that out. I know i made a mistake. And you also told me the answer i was looking for, if my sister likes it when i sing her to sleep, then passive would be: she likes to be sung to sleep.
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
I'm glad I could help!
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
The A sentence is correct and is a passive. It just leaves off the agent.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
@Lambie, yes, I know it's a correct use of the passive. That's why I said it's correct, though not in fact a passive-voice equivalent of the original sentence.
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
add a comment |
As Showsni has pointed out, neither of the two sentences you've asked about is actually a passive-voice equivalent of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep." That would be "Singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
That said, "She likes to be sung to sleep" would be the correct way to use the passive voice to say that when you sing her to sleep, she enjoys it. (In the idiomatic phrase "sing to sleep," "sleep" is actually not a verb, but a noun.)
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
As Showsni has pointed out, neither of the two sentences you've asked about is actually a passive-voice equivalent of "I like to sing my baby sister to sleep." That would be "Singing my baby sister to sleep is liked by me."
That said, "She likes to be sung to sleep" would be the correct way to use the passive voice to say that when you sing her to sleep, she enjoys it. (In the idiomatic phrase "sing to sleep," "sleep" is actually not a verb, but a noun.)
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
edited 6 hours ago
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
answered 6 hours ago
NanigashiNanigashi
69237
69237
1
Thank you Nanigashi for point that out. I know i made a mistake. And you also told me the answer i was looking for, if my sister likes it when i sing her to sleep, then passive would be: she likes to be sung to sleep.
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
I'm glad I could help!
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
The A sentence is correct and is a passive. It just leaves off the agent.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
@Lambie, yes, I know it's a correct use of the passive. That's why I said it's correct, though not in fact a passive-voice equivalent of the original sentence.
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Thank you Nanigashi for point that out. I know i made a mistake. And you also told me the answer i was looking for, if my sister likes it when i sing her to sleep, then passive would be: she likes to be sung to sleep.
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
I'm glad I could help!
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
The A sentence is correct and is a passive. It just leaves off the agent.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
@Lambie, yes, I know it's a correct use of the passive. That's why I said it's correct, though not in fact a passive-voice equivalent of the original sentence.
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
1
1
Thank you Nanigashi for point that out. I know i made a mistake. And you also told me the answer i was looking for, if my sister likes it when i sing her to sleep, then passive would be: she likes to be sung to sleep.
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
Thank you Nanigashi for point that out. I know i made a mistake. And you also told me the answer i was looking for, if my sister likes it when i sing her to sleep, then passive would be: she likes to be sung to sleep.
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
I'm glad I could help!
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
I'm glad I could help!
– Nanigashi
6 hours ago
The A sentence is correct and is a passive. It just leaves off the agent.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
The A sentence is correct and is a passive. It just leaves off the agent.
– Lambie
6 hours ago
@Lambie, yes, I know it's a correct use of the passive. That's why I said it's correct, though not in fact a passive-voice equivalent of the original sentence.
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
@Lambie, yes, I know it's a correct use of the passive. That's why I said it's correct, though not in fact a passive-voice equivalent of the original sentence.
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
add a comment |
"I like to sing my baby sister to sleep. OK [ACTIVE VOICE]
PASSIVES:
"My baby sister likes being sung to sleep by me."
OR
"My baby sister likes to be sung to sleep by me."
That is how you do it. Like can take to sleep or like + gerund.
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
It's misleading to write "the verb after to is invariable." In the phrase "to sing [someone] to sleep," "sleep" is not a verb at all, but a noun. It is analogous to "death" in "to bore [someone] to death."
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
Yes, it was just me going too fast.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
"I like to sing my baby sister to sleep. OK [ACTIVE VOICE]
PASSIVES:
"My baby sister likes being sung to sleep by me."
OR
"My baby sister likes to be sung to sleep by me."
That is how you do it. Like can take to sleep or like + gerund.
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
It's misleading to write "the verb after to is invariable." In the phrase "to sing [someone] to sleep," "sleep" is not a verb at all, but a noun. It is analogous to "death" in "to bore [someone] to death."
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
Yes, it was just me going too fast.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
"I like to sing my baby sister to sleep. OK [ACTIVE VOICE]
PASSIVES:
"My baby sister likes being sung to sleep by me."
OR
"My baby sister likes to be sung to sleep by me."
That is how you do it. Like can take to sleep or like + gerund.
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
"I like to sing my baby sister to sleep. OK [ACTIVE VOICE]
PASSIVES:
"My baby sister likes being sung to sleep by me."
OR
"My baby sister likes to be sung to sleep by me."
That is how you do it. Like can take to sleep or like + gerund.
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
edited 5 hours ago
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
answered 6 hours ago
LambieLambie
19k1643
19k1643
It's misleading to write "the verb after to is invariable." In the phrase "to sing [someone] to sleep," "sleep" is not a verb at all, but a noun. It is analogous to "death" in "to bore [someone] to death."
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
Yes, it was just me going too fast.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
It's misleading to write "the verb after to is invariable." In the phrase "to sing [someone] to sleep," "sleep" is not a verb at all, but a noun. It is analogous to "death" in "to bore [someone] to death."
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
Yes, it was just me going too fast.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
It's misleading to write "the verb after to is invariable." In the phrase "to sing [someone] to sleep," "sleep" is not a verb at all, but a noun. It is analogous to "death" in "to bore [someone] to death."
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
It's misleading to write "the verb after to is invariable." In the phrase "to sing [someone] to sleep," "sleep" is not a verb at all, but a noun. It is analogous to "death" in "to bore [someone] to death."
– Nanigashi
5 hours ago
Yes, it was just me going too fast.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
Yes, it was just me going too fast.
– Lambie
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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Yes, my mistake Showsni. But what if i change the sentence to this: my baby sister likes it when i sing her to sleep. Then how would you phrase that in passive?
– kuldeep sharma
6 hours ago
Your A. is FINE.
– Lambie
5 hours ago