darth_ender

Man, you are good with those music references! Over and out.

^Satanist Jesuit liberal neo-national socialist GAY AGENDA coded propaganda perpetuated by NEW WORLD ORDER proponents/Illuminati members and their Trump-hating MASONIC demon spawn!

Ni!

Handman said:

You’re Mouth

Darn swipe text. That’s the unforgivable spelling sin!

Warbler said:

Warbler has been made happy by the defeat of the Dallas Cowboys.

My father-in-law was pleased by that as well, I’m sure. He was born in Wisconsin and the Packers are adored by him.

This thread should be renamed to the “References to Depeche Mode by ot.com members in bizarre grammatical constructions thread”.

TV’s Frink said:

darth_ender said:

TV’s Frink said:

TV’s Frink is unfamiliar with that one.

You’re mouth should just shut!

TV’s Frink gives in to sin, because TV’s Frink has to make this life livable.

It should be pointed out that an error had been made in ender’s passive voice grammar in the quote given by you, but it was corrected. The phone is to be blamed for deleting a short weird rather than ender being blamed.

And darth_ender will not be seduced by songs of faith and devotion!

It was heard from my friends about the things said by you, but I am known by them better than that. My weaknesses are known.

Jetrell Fo said:

The most basic form of mind control is repetition. Be aware.

QFW

Ream him Bertha coat–doll waste hack ode!

TV’s Frink said:

TV’s Frink is unfamiliar with that one.

You’re mouth should just be shut!

The blue dress should be put on and no word said. The blue dress that I prefer should be put on. The blue dress should be put on and you should be stood before my eyes. The blue dress should be put on and questions should not be asked, please.

Great lyrics should not be altered to reflect passive voice, especially when seductive meaning is intended.

Jetrell Fo said:

The most basic form of mind control is repetition. Be aware.

QFT

Far too much apathy is held towards the thread’s rules here. Frink, Dom, your sentence structure has been graded

It is all cursed! The thunder was stolen by Frink! The exact same line was used, but in active voice! It has not been noticed yet!

TV’s Frink said:

TV’s Frink only posted that because TV’s Frink got bored waiting for the night to fall.

Ooh, all those active voice sentences that have been created created…guilt is worn by you like shackles in your feet, like a halo in reverse.

Warbler said:

darth_ender said:

You will not be saved by appeals to my musical sensibilities. You will be punished! You will be taken on a ship, on a long, long trip, your lips close to my lips. You will be shown the world in my eyes

Warbler is confused.

As ‘confused’ can be read as either a noun or verb in this case, it is recommended that you follow with a ‘by’ phrase here. You were nearly reported!

You will not be saved by appeals to my musical sensibilities. You will be punished! You will be taken on a ship, on a long, long trip, your lips close to my lips. You will be shown the world in my eyes

DominicCobb said:

Sure

You have been labeled a rule violator! The moderators have been notified of your insolence!

Warbler said:

The post in question has been reread, but a few typos need to be fixed.

My time was limited, and remains limited , by former obligations. Further corrections will be implemented when I am permitted by my schedule.

TV’s Frink said:

TV’s Frink said:

TV’s Frink is very sorry, sir.

TV’s Frink was lying in the service of a joke.

If Frink’s jokes are not halted, headaches will be induced. The secret is known well by ender. You have been reported to highest authorities.

Your effort is appreciated, and your pardon begged, as errors were committed by me when posting by phone. The necessary corrections have already been made.

Warbler said:

darth_ender said:

Warbler said:

Passive voice is not understood for certain by Warbler. It is hoped that Warbler has gotten this correct.

Passive voice was used perfectly by Warbler 😊

This pleases Warbler.

A grammatical lesson needs to be taught. However, the lesson may be difficult to teach when one’s sentence structure is limited in this way. For the purposes of instruction, the rules are temporarily suspended. I am allowed to do so, as the rules we created by me!

Passive voice makes the recipient if action the subject of the sentence. If want to make a statement about a ball, a thrower, and the action in the sentence is the throwing off the ball, I have two basic structure: I threw the ball (active); the ball was thrown by me (passive). They say the same thing but the structure is different. In the active voice, I am the subject of the sentence and I’m the one who threw the ball. I’m the passive voice alternative, I’m still the one who threw the ball, I’m still the one performing the action, but now I’m the object of the sentence, while the ball is the subject.

Most of your sentences have been correct, so don’t fret. The quote above is not. This is the subject, and it’s performing the action of pleasing. You are the object. You could have phrased it like this:

Warbler is pleased by this.

The key ingredients to a passive voice sentence are:

A form of ‘to be’: be, is, am, are, was, were, being, been

plus

joining with the past gerund form (the form created when used with a form of have, i.e. have been, has helped) of the action verb.

plus

‘by’ the performer of the action, though often this is implied rather than stated (i.e. ‘by me’)

Again, your sentence should have read: Warbler is [a form of ‘to be’] pleased [past gerund] by this [‘by’ the performer of the action, though this is optional].

The rules will now be enforced.

Warbler said:

It is wondered by Warbler if his signature “*sigh*” post would be a violation of the rules of this thread.

This sentence was constructed beautifully. However, if a sigh is desired, the rules would be violated if typed in the usual fashion. It must be constructed something like this:

A sigh was breathed

TV’s Frink said:

darth_ender said:

TV’s Frink said:

darth_ender said:

TV’s Frink said:

darth_ender said:

TV’s Frink said:

TV’s Frink approves of this thread.

You should be reported. However, a learning moment will be seized. The sentence should have been written, “This thread is approved by TV’s Frink.”

TV’s Frink cares not.

A great passive-voice user is not made by Yodaspeak 😜

Jedited: Reported for refusal to learn by you!

TV’s Frink thinks that darth_ender should not report TV’s Frink because TV’s Frink thinks darth_ender is…

…

TV’s Frink lost TV’s Frink’s train of thought.

Your defiance is unappreciated and you again have been reported.

That being said, a great idea was used: a third-person only thread should be created!

TV’s Frink thinks it’s a bad gag and a terrible idea for a thread.

This bad gag and terrible idea was thought by your mom!

Directed at Warbler…
Your post was written incorrectly, sir. However, as generosity has been shown much today, and effort has been exerted to comply, you are forgiven. If a lesson in passive-voice is desired, you will be supplied.

It came from an early test footage. If I remember correctly, it was shown at a convention. If you have myspleen access, I made a “Khan” package that included the video on your link and the lower quality but complete footage.

TV’s Frink said:

darth_ender said:

TV’s Frink said:

darth_ender said:

TV’s Frink said:

TV’s Frink approves of this thread.

You should be reported. However, a learning moment will be seized. The sentence should have been written, “This thread is approved by TV’s Frink.”

TV’s Frink cares not.

A great passive-voice user is not made by Yodaspeak 😜

Jedited: Reported for refusal to learn by you!

TV’s Frink thinks that darth_ender should not report TV’s Frink because TV’s Frink thinks darth_ender is…

…

TV’s Frink lost TV’s Frink’s train of thought.

Your defiance is unappreciated and you again have been reported.

That being said, a great idea was used: a third-person only thread should be created!