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In an active sentence we can see who or what does the action of the verb eg.
The cat chased the mouse.
The subject - cat - does the action - chase. The mouse is the object of the sentence, the 'receiver' of the action chase.
In a passive sentence the object is at the beginning of the sentence in the subject position.
The mouse was chased.
If you want to say who or what chased the mouse then you use 'by'.
The mouse was chased by the cat. ('the cat' is called the agent)
Passive is used when it is not important who or what does the action eg
The Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century.
The form of a passive verb phrase is be + past participleeg
was chased, was being chased, is chased, etc
Some more examples:
Active - We keep the sugar in the cupboard.
Passive - The sugar is kept in the cupboard. (by us)
Active - The police brought the child home.
Passive - The child was brought home. (by the police)
Active - The council is building a new library.
Passive - A new library is being built.
Active - My parents were discussing my behaviour.
Passive - My behaviour was being discussed.
Active - The students have invited us to a dance.
Passive - We have been invited to a dance. (by the students)
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What are the voice of the verb?
passive active A+
Is agreement and active or passive voice?
Agreement is a noun and has nothing to do with active or passive voice, which is the voice of verbs.
English grammar active and passive voice change from active to passive he would have kept the present can you change it into passive?
== == "English grammer active and passive voice change from active to passive .
Do passive verbs allow the subject of a sentence to do the action indicated to the verb?
This is done by active verbs.
What is an active adverb?
There is no such classification of adverbs. The terms active and passive are the two "voices" in which verbs appear.
Which is the best definition of the term voice as it applies to verbs?
"Voice," as it applies to verbs, denotes whether the verbs used are active or passive. Active verbs are verbs that show action, i.e., "He climbed the stairs," "She bought dinner," etc.
What is active and passive voice of verbs?
aesop wrote the story about the hare and the tortoise
How do you change active to passive and passive to active?
To change an active sentence to passive, identify the object in the active sentence and make it the subject in the passive sentence. Move the subject of the active sentence to the phrase with "by" and change the verb to its past participle form. To change a passive sentence to active, identify the subject in the passive sentence and make it the subject in the active sentence. Use an appropriate active verb to describe the subject's action and add the original object of the passive sentence as the direct object in the active sentence.
How do you change verbs to passive?
When the subject performs the action in the sentence.
What is passive is to change as active is to?
constant
Passive is to change as active is to?
antiquated
What is verb and its example?
Examples of passive verbs include was, were, are, and other forms of be, and has had, have with linking be verbs.Examples of active verbs (there are thousands so this is a short list):atebaitedsangtalkedwalkedvented
