Passive-Voice – How to Phrase “The Bottle Contains Two Liters” in Passive Voice

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The bottle contains two liters.

How do I convert it to "passive voice"? I think it should be:

Two liters are/is contained in the bottle.

What are your remarks?
Is it possible to make it "passive"?

Best Answer

Two liters are contained in the bottle.

The sentence is correct grammatically. Some state verbs can't be formed in the passive, but others can be put in the passive. For example: He is known to me. You are loved by us. This house is owned by me.

The word contain in the sentence presented is also a state verb that is usually followed by the preposition in/within in the passive, especially when you want to say that something is included to be part of a book. document. report or speech, etc. For Example:

The information you want is contained in this report.

Different new sections are contained in the bill.

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