Passive voice
This is a passive sentence. We can't tell from this sentence who peeled and quartered the apples.
Compare with this active sentence - (we know who does the action):
Jason peeled and quartered the apples
The apples were peeled and quartered (by Jason)
In passive sentences the agent can be left out or put at the end of the sentence using by.
The sentence "Sentences can be written in active and passive voices" is a declarative sentence written in passive voice.
active voice
The sentence is passive.
"The policeman chased after Fred" is active voice.
The word decided is passive, because of the ed at the end, but if it was being used in a sentence, depending on how it was used in the sentence, it could be either active or passive. Hope that helps!
The sentence "Sentences can be written in active and passive voices" is a declarative sentence written in passive voice.
No. Every verb in the sentence given is in the active, not the passive, voice
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.
That sentence is written in active voice. "The safety features of the plane were described by the the flight attendant" is passive voice.
active voice
The verb "given" in the sentence "Were you given a second helping" is in the passive voice.
Please provide the sentence so I can determine if the verb is active or passive.
No, this sentence is written in passive voice: He was appointed to the team by his supervisor. Active voice: His supervisor appointed him to the team.
You change passive voice to active voice by making the actor(s) the subject of the sentence, e.g., "the question was asked by the user" (passive) versus, "the user asked the question" (active).
It is passive because the action was done by the 'commander' and the noun (SOP) would be the direct object in an active sentence. In other words, the subject of the sentence is being acted upon, not acting.
To change a sentence from active to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence and add a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb. For example, "I ate the cake" in active voice becomes "The cake was eaten by me" in passive voice.
The sentence is passive.