В английском языке при преобразовании предложений из активного залога в пассивный залог важно не только правильно расставить глаголы и подлежащие, но и сохранить предлоги на правильных местах. Рассмотрим, как это сделать на основе приведенных предложений.
We thought about our friend all the time.
- Our friend was thought about all the time.
The doctor will operate on him in a week.
- He will be operated on by the doctor in a week.
The teacher sent for the pupil's parents.
- The pupil's parents were sent for by the teacher.
They looked for the newspaper everywhere.
- The newspaper was looked for everywhere.
Nobody slept in the bed.
- The bed was not slept in by anybody.
The neighbour asked for the telegram.
- The telegram was asked for by the neighbour.
Everybody listened to the lecturer with great attention.
- The lecturer was listened to with great attention.
The senior students laughed at the freshman.
- The freshman was laughed at by the senior students.
The group spoke to the headmistress yesterday.
- The headmistress was spoken to by the group yesterday.
The young mothers looked after their babies with great care.
- The babies were looked after with great care by the young mothers.
Nobody lived in that old house.
- That old house was not lived in by anybody.
They sent for Jim and told him to prepare a report on that subject.
- Jim was sent for and told to prepare a report on that subject.
В каждом из этих случаев предлог сохраняет свое место после глагола, обеспечивая правильную структуру предложения в пассивном залоге.