Passive Voice
Are these sentences correct?
The cake had been eaten, when I came home.
They were met at the station and taken to the hotel by the guide.
A lot of money was stolen from the bank.
Am I waited?
Great attention is paid to pronunciation at our classes.
The clock is being repaired now.
The chief has been sent for. Wait a little, please.
Potatoes were bought yesterday.
They were asked three difficult questions.
Lectures of this famous professor are always listened with great attention.
He was told to explain why he missed classes. (Here it’s meant that he misses classes often)
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Passive Voice
Are these sentences correct?
The cake had been eaten, when I came home.
They were met at the station and taken to the hotel by the guide.
A lot of money was stolen from the bank.
Am I waited? (Not sure what you are trying to say here..I am waiting)
Great attention is paid to pronunciation at our classes.
The clock is being repaired now.
The chief has been sent for. Wait a little (Wait a moment) please.
Potatoes were bought yesterday.
They were asked three difficult questions.
Lectures of this famous professor are always listened (to)with great attention.
He was told to explain why he missed classes. (Here it’s meant that he misses classes often)
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Thank you)
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Technically speaking, waited is perfectly find IF it's a phrasal verb. "Am I waited on?" but better to say, "Am I being waited on?" Meaning - Is someone taking care of me? For example, in a restaurant, or maybe a maid/butler of some sort. So you can hear it in these cases.
The same story with "the professor are always listened". There's just a missing word. If you use this, it's important to put "to" at the end. "The professor was always listened to with great attention"
The rest are perfectly fine :).
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'Am I waited?' Is not correct, do you mean I'm waiting?
'Wait a little, please' is not correct. Better to say 'Wait a while, please.'
Lectures of this famous professor are always listened too with great attention. (too).
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Well, it looks correct to me!
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