Which voice are these sentences in?
These are apples are ready to eat.
There are dishes to do.
These are apples are ready to eat.
There are dishes to do.
Which voice?
"These are apples are ready to eat. "
This sentence is not grammatical English.
"There are dishes to do."
active voice
This sentence is not grammatical English.
"There are dishes to do."
active voice
They're in the active voice. To be the passive voice, the word after the form of "be" must be a past participle.
The first sentence actually isn't grammatical; it must be either "These apples are ready to eat", or "These are apples ready to eat", but neither of those are passive.
A passive sentence would be, for example, "The apples were eaten." "Eaten" is the past participle of "eat", and it follows a form of the verb "be", so the sentence is passive.
In colloquial speech, the verb "get" can also be used instead of "be" before the past participle: "I got hit by a ball".
- Kef
The first sentence actually isn't grammatical; it must be either "These apples are ready to eat", or "These are apples ready to eat", but neither of those are passive.
A passive sentence would be, for example, "The apples were eaten." "Eaten" is the past participle of "eat", and it follows a form of the verb "be", so the sentence is passive.
In colloquial speech, the verb "get" can also be used instead of "be" before the past participle: "I got hit by a ball".
- Kef
<The first sentence actually isn't grammatical; it must be either "These apples are ready to eat", or "These are apples ready to eat", but neither of those are passive.>
But te first one IS "These apples are ready to eat". Your examples above are the same. You've repeated them.
But te first one IS "These apples are ready to eat". Your examples above are the same. You've repeated them.
<"These are apples are ready to eat. "
This sentence is not grammatical English.
"There are dishes to do."
active voice>
Is voice only to be considered by analysing syntax then? Meaning isn't important?
This sentence is not grammatical English.
"There are dishes to do."
active voice>
Is voice only to be considered by analysing syntax then? Meaning isn't important?
<<"These are apples are ready to eat. "
This sentence is not grammatical English.
"There are dishes to do."
active voice >>
Notionally?
This sentence is not grammatical English.
"There are dishes to do."
active voice >>
Notionally?
<This sentence is not grammatical English.
"There are dishes to do." >
Of course it is.
"There are dishes to do." >
Of course it is.