Verbs with prepositions in Passive
Where do prepositions in Passive sentences go?
When we put an active sentence, where a preposition follows after the verb (e.g. break into, look after, listen to), into passive – the preposition remains immediately after the verb.
Active sentence | Passive sentence |
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Someone broke into the pet shop. | The pet shop was broken into. |
They looked for the baby. | The baby was looked for. |
Someone shouts at the man. | The man is shouted at. |
They listen to the music. | Music is listened to. |