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
you have to switch the verb and the object that is receiving the action
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.
Well, active voice is when the subject of the sentence is directly stated to be doing the action. Like, "the lightning struck the tree" is active voice because the lightning is the subject and is at the beginning of the sentence and followed directly by the verb struck. Passive voice (the opposite) of this sentence would be "the tree was struck by lightning" lightning is still the subject and still doing the verb, struck, but it is not at the beginning of the sentence and directly followed by the verb. So maybe the active voice verb is the verb that the active subject is performing?
Voice would be a verb in the following sentence. I'm going to voice my opinion on the new housing project at the meeting tonight.