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Are Transitive active and transitive passive sentences both have a receiver of the action?
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∙ 9y ago
Yes, both transitive active and passive verbs have a subject or object as the action receiver. The only difference is that transitive passive has a subject receiving action while the transitive active has an object receiving action.
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Do transitive active and transitive passive sentences both have a receiver of the action?
yes
What is a transitive passive?
Subject is the receiver
Is the sentence The cake was baked by Mother transitive or intransitive?
This is not really a sentence. It has a passive verb phrase an actor but no non-actor or subject. Passive sentences usually require a verb that takes an object - a transitive verb. So I would say bake is a transitive verb. Some verbs can be both transitive or non transitive. The bread was baked by mother.
What is the passive voice of He is going to market?
Going to is an intransitive verb. Sentences containing intransitive verb cannot be converted into Passive Voice Transitive Verbs are verbs in a sentence which gives effects to the object in a sentence. Ex: Birds fly in the sky (Intransitive) He eats Mangos (Transitive)
What is the passive voice of wait there?
"Wait" is not a transitive verb, so it does not have a passive form.
Is this sentence boil the water transitive or intransitive?
The verb phrase "boil the water" is transitive. Transitive verbs take a direct object. Boil is the verb, and water is the object. Transitive verbs phrases also have corresponding passive forms "The water is boiled."
A transitive verb can be used in the passive voice?
Yes it can. Intransitive verbs do not have a passive form.
What is the passive voice of He is going to market.?
Going to is an intransitive verb. Sentences containing intransitive verb cannot be converted into Passive Voice Transitive Verbs are verbs in a sentence which gives effects to the object in a sentence. Ex: Birds fly in the sky (Intransitive) He eats Mangos (Transitive)
Skiing is a popular sport. Active or passive voice?
Skiing is a popular sport.There is no Transitive verb in the above sentence. Only Transitive Verbs have passive Voice. The given sentence does not show any action.
Is skiing is a popular sport active or passive voice?
Skiing is a popular sport.There is no Transitive verb in the above sentence. Only Transitive Verbs have passive Voice. The given sentence does not show any action.
How do you dentify a transitive verb?
A transitive verb has an immediately following object which can be converted into the subject of a corresponding passive verb. For instance "has" in the preceding sentence is not transitive, because the following is not grammatical: *"An immediately following object is had by a transitive verb."
Can you use the passive voice with non transitive verbs?
Good question and if you're thinking that it's not possible, you'd be absolutely correct and well done.
