The verb were makes it passive.
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For changing from passive to active voice sometimes the object is understood. In that case the object has to be mentally supplied and then formed into the subject. Thus :- 'It is said he will come' while converting from passive to active will read like this 'Men say he will come'.In passive sentences the doer of the verb is not usually given. Or if it is given then it is - by + noun, this is called the agent egThe mouse was chased by the cat.The agent becomes the subject of an active sentence eg:The catchased the mouse.If the agent is not given in the passive sentence you to find out who or what does the action to make passive into active. egThe Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century. -- passive_________ painted the Mona Lisa in the 16th century. -- active.
I have been given a pen. This is a passive construction because it does not state who gave me the pen, only that the pen has been given. An active version would be, he gave me a pen.
No, the sentence is not written in passive voice. It is written in active voice. The subject "you" is performing the action of setting goals and working hard to succeed.
This is an active sentence.To find out if this is active or passive find the verb. The verb in this sentence is 'lost'.The verbs in passive sentences have this form - be verb + past participle.So a single verb - lost - is not a passive verb phrase.Another way you can tell if a sentence is passive or active, is ask yourself who or what did the action of the verb? Who lost jobs? The answer is skilled and unskilled labourers. The phrase skilled and unskilled labourers comes before the verb so it is in the subject position - subject + verb. This will tell you this is an active sentence.In a passive sentence the subject is not given. Or if it is given it is called the agent and is put at the end of the sentence using - by + noun (phrase).This is a passive sentence:In the depression jobs were lost.Or if you want to say who lost the jobs:In the depression jobs were lost by skilled and unskilled workers.
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The mayor has given gifts to the pupils. -- active The pupils have been given gifts by the mayor -- passive Notice "the mayor" is the subject of the active sentence. In the passive sentence "the mayor' is the agent (by + agent). The object of the active sentence (the pupils) goes at the beginning of the passive sentence. The verb in the active sentence is present perfect, The passive form for present perfect is: have/has + been + past participle
Active and Passive Attacks
For changing from passive to active voice sometimes the object is understood. In that case the object has to be mentally supplied and then formed into the subject. Thus :- 'It is said he will come' while converting from passive to active will read like this 'Men say he will come'.In passive sentences the doer of the verb is not usually given. Or if it is given then it is - by + noun, this is called the agent egThe mouse was chased by the cat.The agent becomes the subject of an active sentence eg:The catchased the mouse.If the agent is not given in the passive sentence you to find out who or what does the action to make passive into active. egThe Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century. -- passive_________ painted the Mona Lisa in the 16th century. -- active.
No, the sentence is not written in passive voice. It is written in active voice. The subject "you" is performing the action of setting goals and working hard to succeed.
The difference between a passive and an active dividend policy lies in the amount of time between dividend disbursement. In a passive dividend policy, dividends are given when the company decides it is time. With an active dividend policy, dividends are disbursed at regular intervals.
I have been given a pen. This is a passive construction because it does not state who gave me the pen, only that the pen has been given. An active version would be, he gave me a pen.
The men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a laborers wage were given the status of active citizens and were given the right to vote.Where as the others were considered passive citizens and were not entitled to vote.
Artificially acquired Active- vaccines (active or live viruses that are lifelong immunity) Artificially acquired Passive - gamma globulin injection that is temporary (used for overseas trips)
This is an active sentence.To find out if this is active or passive find the verb. The verb in this sentence is 'lost'.The verbs in passive sentences have this form - be verb + past participle.So a single verb - lost - is not a passive verb phrase.Another way you can tell if a sentence is passive or active, is ask yourself who or what did the action of the verb? Who lost jobs? The answer is skilled and unskilled labourers. The phrase skilled and unskilled labourers comes before the verb so it is in the subject position - subject + verb. This will tell you this is an active sentence.In a passive sentence the subject is not given. Or if it is given it is called the agent and is put at the end of the sentence using - by + noun (phrase).This is a passive sentence:In the depression jobs were lost.Or if you want to say who lost the jobs:In the depression jobs were lost by skilled and unskilled workers.
Active voice is when the subject of a sentence is actively doing something, instead of that something being described as simply being done. An example of active voice would be saying that a writer is writing a sentence. Writing in passive voice would be saying that a sentence is being written by the writer.