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Use of passive in a sentence would be, "His passive expression gave no clue to his inner emotions." Another example would be, "The man was a passive spectator to the ballgame."

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How do you change active to passive and passive to active?

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.


When is the sentence are said to be in passive voice?

A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action. Passive voice sentences typically use a form of "to be" (such as "is," "was," "will be") along with the past participle of the main verb.


How you use 'Our' in passive voice?

Our has no bearing over whether a sentence is active or passive. It can be used in both. Active voice: A nice couple bought our house. Passive voice: Our house has been bought by a nice couple.


Carver's creativity was nurtured by budd. Is this sentence active or passive?

That is a passive sentence since the subject noun is last. When the object of the sentence is being acted upon by the subject, it is passive. An active example of this same sentence would be: "Budd nurtured Carver's Creativity."


What can you use instead of 'them' in passive voice?

Instead of using 'them' in passive voice, you can use pronouns like 'it,' 'him,' 'her,' or the specific noun that is being referred to. The choice of pronoun depends on the gender and number of the object or person being referred to in the sentence.

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How do you change active to passive and passive to active?

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.


Sentence can be written in active and passive voice. What kind of sentence is this?

The sentence "Sentences can be written in active and passive voices" is a declarative sentence written in passive voice.


How do you change active to passive in this sentence The teacher is watching you?

The object from the active sentence goes to the subject position in the passive (only it is not called the subject in the passive sentence) egYouThe verb form for passive is be + past participle. In this example ( present continuous) it is not as straight forward as present simple or past simple but the verb phrase becomesare being watched.You are being watchedThe subject of the active sentence is called the agent in a passive sentence and can be left out of the passive sentence if you want. If you want to add the agent then you use by + agent:You are being watched by the teacher


When is the sentence are said to be in passive voice?

A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action. Passive voice sentences typically use a form of "to be" (such as "is," "was," "will be") along with the past participle of the main verb.


How would you use PLOT in a passive sentence?

the plot was developed by a committee of writers.


How do you form a passive sentence with ''The park ranger could not find any endangered animals in the lorry''?

Active sentence: The park ranger could not find any endangered animals in the lorry. Passive sentence: No animals could be found in the lorry by the park ranger. HINT: Use of the word "by" is always a tip off that a sentence is passive. HINT 2: The noun that appears after "by" in any passive sentence can be flipped to the front of the sentence and made into the subject; all passive sentences can be flipped to be active sentences. It often takes thought and re-wording to switch passive to active.


How you use 'Our' in passive voice?

Our has no bearing over whether a sentence is active or passive. It can be used in both. Active voice: A nice couple bought our house. Passive voice: Our house has been bought by a nice couple.


Is this sentence active or passive during the game Alice broke the chair?

The sentence is passive.


What is the passive voice of They laughed at the joker?

To put that sentence in passive voice, you would say, "The joker was laughed at by them." (It's a good example of why you should most often not use the passive voice.)


Carver's creativity was nurtured by budd. Is this sentence active or passive?

That is a passive sentence since the subject noun is last. When the object of the sentence is being acted upon by the subject, it is passive. An active example of this same sentence would be: "Budd nurtured Carver's Creativity."


What can you use instead of 'them' in passive voice?

Instead of using 'them' in passive voice, you can use pronouns like 'it,' 'him,' 'her,' or the specific noun that is being referred to. The choice of pronoun depends on the gender and number of the object or person being referred to in the sentence.


How do you use passivity in a sentence?

1: Children seem so passive when they watch television. 2: Usually, passive students never cooperates with the class.