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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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!

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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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