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    Word order/passive

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    Word order/passive
    Message from ivonne_k2003 posted on 14-11-2011 at 21:42:47 (D | E | F)
    Good evening to everyone here,

    I need your help, my virtual English-speaking friends )
    Using passive voice, what word order should I follow? I'm not sure what should go first:
    (by) agent + adverb of time - or - adverb of time + the agent at the end.
    Let's think about an example.
    The car was crashed by my wife yesterday. The car was crashed yesterday by my wife.
    I find it a bit confusing and I hope you will help me.
    Thanks a lot

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    Edited by lucile83 on 14-11-2011 21:51


    Re: Word order/passive from lucile83, posted on 14-11-2011 at 21:54:28 (D | E)
    Hello,

    I'd say:
    Yesterday,the car was crashed by my wife.





    Re: Word order/passive from ivonne_k2003, posted on 14-11-2011 at 21:56:01 (D | E)
    Thanks a lot for your opinion, I find it helpful.



    Re: Word order/passive from willy, posted on 15-11-2011 at 10:41:05 (D | E)
    Hello!

    Here are some useful explanations:
    Lien Internet




    Re: Word order/passive from lucile83, posted on 15-11-2011 at 14:45:37 (D | E)
    Hello

    And, yes willy of course, I could say:
    The car was crashed by my wife yesterday.

    I wouldn't say however:
    The car was crashed yesterday by my wife.




    Re: Word order/passive from notrepere, posted on 15-11-2011 at 14:51:22 (D | E)
    Hello

    And we especially wouldn't want to say:

    The car was crashed by my yesterday wife.

    Of course, she may now be yesterday's wife after that crash since the car is no longer today like is was yesterday.

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    Edited by notrepere on 15-11-2011 18:11
    Yes, discretion is the better part of valor. Otherwise, you'll be yesterday's moderatrice and I'll be yesterday's NP.


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    Edited by lucile83 on 15-11-2011 19:00
    Don't worry, be happy!




    Re: Word order/passive from lucile83, posted on 15-11-2011 at 15:01:43 (D | E)
    np!

    Is the yesterday's car all right? ...and what about the yesterday's wife?

    we'd better quit now, both of us!





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