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The two voices of a verb are active voice and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.
The verb is in the active voice.
The verb is in the active voice.
The verb is in the active voice.
It is in the active voice.
A transitive verb with a direct object is in the active voice.
In the active-voice sentence "I should kill you," the receiver follows the verb. In the passive-voice sentence "You should be killed," the receiver precedes the verb. The difference between active and passive voice is merely the presence of the actor. In passive voice, the actor disappears.
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
The sentence "The potholes on our street will be repaired" has a verb in the passive voice ("will be repaired").
No. It is the adjective form of the verb "to rasp" (to scrape, to utter in a grating voice). In this case it is applied to a "coarse" voice.
The verb "hired" is in the passive voice in the sentence.