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Passive tense allows us to put someone or something that is not the actor first in a sentence - in the position of subject.
The cat was chased. (by the dog) - passive
The dog chased the cat - active.
We use the passive tense without the actor if the actor is not important or not known.
The Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century.
Help! The post office has been robbed!
The passive allows us to leave the actor until the end of the sentence, if the actor is important.
The painting is very valuable, it was painted by Van Gogh.
To form a passive sentence:
be +past particle. eg is used/was eaten / is being asked
The road is being built this year.
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What is an example of a passive listening sentence?
Passive voice uses is or are to convey the message. She is listening to music is a passive voice sentence using this phrase.
Choose the phrase that uses se in the passive voice?
choose the word that uses se i the passive voice in spanich?
Name two main uses of the passive voice?
As narrator As lecturer
Is 'I want my MTV' in passive voice?
No, "I want my MTV" is in the active voice. "MTV is wanted by me" uses the passive voice, but it is very awkward and not something someone would actually say. The following example shows active and passive voice in expressions that are actually used: Active voice: We made mistakes. Passive voice: Mistakes were made.
Passive voice of ''what do you do''?
The passive voice of ''what do you do'' is "what is done by you?"
Who are you in passive voice?
"Your name is not known by me." is passive voice.
What is the most likely reason the writer uses the passive voice?
Legalize marijuana! <3
Were dumped active or passive voice?
Passive voice
Is 'He is a boy' passive voice?
No this sentence is not passive voice.
What is the defition of passive?
lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredithpeacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"passive voice: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
What are the voice of the verb?
passive active A+
Please come here Change the form of voice?
This sentence is not able to be changed into passive voice. You could write something like: You are requested to come here (by me), but nobody uses this kind of language.
