Startled is the verb in your sentence.
The verb is in the active voice.
Active voice
No. Startle is a verb. The adverb form is "startlingly."
Yes, it is a form of the verb "to startle" (to surprise or shock). It is the past tense and past participle of the verb, and can also be used as an adjective (e.g. startled onlookers).
The startled deer zigzagged out of the underbrush and was gone in a flash.
The verb is in the active voice.
The verb is in the active voice.
The verb is in the active voice.
Active voice
To change an active voice sentence to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the beginning of the passive sentence and include the appropriate form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb to create the passive construction. For example, "The company launched a new product" in active voice becomes "A new product was launched by the company" in passive voice.
active, we can see who did the action of the verb drove = Ted's mother.If the sentence was passive it would be: The boys were driven to the mall.
It is active voice, because the mother is the subject of the sentence and is carrying out the action, which the verb to drive.
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.
No. Startle is a verb. The adverb form is "startlingly."
A sentence is in PASSIVE VOICE when the subject receives the action of the verb. In these sentences, the object is placed in the position of the subject and the verb is in PASSIVE VOICE. Example auxiliary verb(was in singular & were in plural) and past participle takes part in a sentence.
Active voice is when the subject of a sentence performs the action, while passive voice is when the subject receives the action. In active voice, the sentence is structured subject-verb-object, whereas in passive voice, the sentence is structured object-verb-subject. Active voice is more direct and concise, while passive voice can be used to focus on the receiver of the action or when the doer is unknown or less important.
Active voice verbs are verbs where the subject of the sentence performs the action denoted by the verb. In active voice, the subject is the doer of the action. For example, in the sentence "She ate the cake," "ate" is an active voice verb because "she" (the subject) is performing the action of eating.