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What is active subject and passive subject?

The active subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action in a sentence. The passive subject is the noun or pronoun that receives the action in a sentence, rather than performing it.


8 What is the difference between active and passive voice?

In the active voice the subject of the sentence is the 'doer' of the action of the verb. In the passive voice the subject of the sentence is the 'recipient' of the action of the verb. 'The girl drank the lemonade' (active). 'The lemonade was drunk by the girl' (passive).


How do you change verbs to passive?

When the subject performs the action in the sentence.


What the difference between active voice and passive voice?

Active voice is when the subject of a sentence does the action. Passive voice is when the subject of a sentence receives the action. A sentence that has passive voice usually has the word by in it and the verb has a form of be in it and is in the past tense.


Passive is to change and active is to what?

Passive is to change as active is to act. In passive voice, the subject of the sentence receives the action, while in active voice, the subject performs the action.


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.


What is an active or passive voice?

active voice: Lucy walks the dog.In this sentence we are told the subject is Lucy ( who or what does the verb - Lucy walks)passive voice: The dog was walked.In this sentence we are not told who or what did the action. We can add by Lucy at the end of the sentence but it is not necessary.The dog was walked by Lucy.The emphasis in the passive sentence is the object of the sentence.When the verb takes the action from the subject (the doer) and passes on to the object (the receiver), the verb is said to be in Active voice.I helped my friend.When the subject receives the action, the subject is the receiver of the action, the verb is said to be in Passive Voice.My friend was helped (by me).


When the subject of a sentence of a sentence performs the action the sentence is written?

The action NEVER performs the subject. The subject can perform the action -- this is an active sentence has the word order S V O eg The dog chased the cat. In a passive sentence the action is performed on the subject. The cat was chased


Is eaten active or passive?

"Eaten" is a passive verb form as it indicates that the subject of the sentence is receiving the action of eating.


This is used when the subject of a sentence receives the action instead of doing it?

passive voice


When the subject of a sentence performs the action the sentence is written in voice.?

The action NEVER performs the subject. The subject can perform the action -- this is an active sentence has the word order S V O eg The dog chased the cat. In a passive sentence the action is performed on the subject. The cat was chased


What verbs allow the subject of a sentence to do the action indicated by the verb?

Active