Even if it were, in almost any situation, clearer sentences beat sentences that are ostensibly more grammatical, at least in my book. In other words, I don't think it's an adverbial here. I'm not completely sure, but I'd probably call 'from a weapons manufacturer' a prepositional phrase that modifies 'Payments' (the head of the noun phrase) and therefore sits under it. I agree that the first sentence is much easier to understand. GapFillTyping_MTY0MjU= Book traversal links for Active and passive voice GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MjQ= Active and passive voice 7
The meeting is scheduled to start at seven. John has been asked to make a speech at the meeting. Some verbs which are very frequently used in the passive are followed by the to-infinitive: be supposed to
ReorderingHorizontal_MTY0MjI= Active and passive voice 5 We can use phrasal verbs in the passive: Active She was sent a cheque for a thousand euros. Someone sent her a cheque for a thousand euros. We can use the indirect object as the subject of a passive verb: Active We sometimes use the verb get with a past participle to form the passive:īe careful with that glass. The doors are going to be locked at ten o'clock. The passive infinitive is made up of to be with a past participle: GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MTk= Active and passive voice 3 GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MTg= Active and passive voice 2 If we want to show the person or thing doing the action, we use by: Passive forms are made up of the verb be with a past participle: Subject Transitive verbs have both active and passive forms: Active
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