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hiromi525
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 Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject: not be made to save a part part of each week's allowance. |
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The following is one paragraph from a textbook.
I don't understand what "a child should not made to save a part of each week's allowance mean". 
Generally speaking, a child should be made to save a part of each week's allowance. So I get confused.
A wise parent will not control her child's buying. If a child makes her own mistakes with her own money, she is more apt to learn from her mistakes. Also, a child should not be made to save a part of each week's allowance. An allowance should not be taken away as punishment for bad behavior. An allowance should not be thought of as pay for doing household chores. |
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CP
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:14 am Post subject: |
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"Also, a child should not be made to save a part of each week's allowance" is in the passive voice. If the author had used the active voice, it would have read and mean, "Also, a parent should not make his / her child save part of his / her allowance."
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rice07
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| CP wrote: |
| "Also, a child should not be made to save a part of each week's allowance" is in the passive voice. If the author had used the active voice, it would have read and mean, "Also, a parent should not make his / her child save part of his / her allowance." |
Hi Hiromi525
Have you noticed the difference in structures between the passive voice and active voice for this case?
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Certain verbs are followed by object + infinitive without to. They include let, make, see, hear, feel, watch and notice.
--I made them give me the money back.
-- I didn't see you come in.
In passive versions of these structures (with make, see, hear, help, and know) the infinitive with to is used.
-- He was made to pay back the money |
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hiromi525
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:15 am Post subject: passive voice and active voice |
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I was able to understand how to make passive voice in case of using "make, see, hear, help and know". 
I tried changing the bold sentence into an active voice.
We (parents) should not think of an allowance as pay for doing household chores.
Did I say that grammatically correct?
A wise parent will not control her child's buying. If a child makes her own mistakes with her own money, she is more apt to learn from her mistakes. Also, a child should not be made to save a part of each week's allowance. An allowance should not be taken away as punishment for bad behavior. An allowance should not be thought of as pay for doing household chores. |
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