Question
Can we say in passive: The bad news were or was given? The same with cast has been chosen or have been chosen?
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Mark
Can you put this sentence in passive
Her mother is teaching her French
Her mother is teaching her French
Writeacher
Active: Her mother is teaching her French.
Passive: She is being taught French by her mother.
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You can say, "The bad news was given to the family by the policeman."
Also, "The cast has been chosen by the casting director."
(Both are considered singular in these cases.)
Passive: She is being taught French by her mother.
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You can say, "The bad news was given to the family by the policeman."
Also, "The cast has been chosen by the casting director."
(Both are considered singular in these cases.)