my room be cleaned vs my room cleaned
As I know ‘my room be cleaned ‘ is passive
The meaning is ‘my room cleaned by someone else.’
So I confused the sentence->
Would you like to have your room cleaned now?
Why isn’t this sentence be ->
Would you like to have your room ‘be’ cleaned now?
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As I know ‘my room be cleaned ‘ is passive
The meaning is ‘my room cleaned by someone else.’
So I confused the sentence->
Would you like to have your room cleaned now?
Why isn’t this sentence be ->
Would you like to have your room ‘be’ cleaned now?
grammar
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The correct passive sentence is 'Would you like your room to be cleaned now?'
– Kate Bunting
Mar 20 at 9:41
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As I know ‘my room be cleaned ‘ is passive
The meaning is ‘my room cleaned by someone else.’
So I confused the sentence->
Would you like to have your room cleaned now?
Why isn’t this sentence be ->
Would you like to have your room ‘be’ cleaned now?
grammar
As I know ‘my room be cleaned ‘ is passive
The meaning is ‘my room cleaned by someone else.’
So I confused the sentence->
Would you like to have your room cleaned now?
Why isn’t this sentence be ->
Would you like to have your room ‘be’ cleaned now?
grammar
grammar
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The correct passive sentence is 'Would you like your room to be cleaned now?'
– Kate Bunting
Mar 20 at 9:41
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The correct passive sentence is 'Would you like your room to be cleaned now?'
– Kate Bunting
Mar 20 at 9:41
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The correct passive sentence is 'Would you like your room to be cleaned now?'
– Kate Bunting
Mar 20 at 9:41
The correct passive sentence is 'Would you like your room to be cleaned now?'
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You can also say:
Would you like your room cleaned? where "to be" is implied.
I want my room to be cleaned now. [outcome]
I want to have my room cleaned. [implied: by the housekeepers]
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You can also say:
Would you like your room cleaned? where "to be" is implied.
I want my room to be cleaned now. [outcome]
I want to have my room cleaned. [implied: by the housekeepers]
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You can also say:
Would you like your room cleaned? where "to be" is implied.
I want my room to be cleaned now. [outcome]
I want to have my room cleaned. [implied: by the housekeepers]
answered 10 hours ago
LambieLambie
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You can also say:
Would you like your room cleaned? where "to be" is implied.
I want my room to be cleaned now. [outcome]
I want to have my room cleaned. [implied: by the housekeepers]
answered 10 hours ago
LambieLambie
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You can also say:
Would you like your room cleaned? where "to be" is implied.
I want my room to be cleaned now. [outcome]
I want to have my room cleaned. [implied: by the housekeepers]
answered 10 hours ago
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The correct passive sentence is 'Would you like your room to be cleaned now?'
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