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Taken to a personal level, the active is what you do. The passive is what is done to you. Usually, the passive is signified (at least in English) by putting some conjugation of "to be" in front of the declined verb.

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English grammar active and passive voice change from active to passive he would have kept the present can you change it into passive?

== == "English grammer active and passive voice change from active to passive .


What is passive is to change as active is to?

Passive is to change as active is to affect.


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.


Is the verb of this sentence active or passive Were you given a second helping active passive?

The verb "given" in the sentence "Were you given a second helping" is in the passive voice.


What is the difference between active and passive knowledge of language?

Your understanding of a language can be devided into active and passive vocabulary. The active vocabulary consists of all the words you are able to use when writing or speaking. The passive vocabulary consists of all the words you are able to understand when you read or hear them. A language consists of many words that are seldomly used or complex. These will often belong to the passive vocabulary of many users. The more you practice any particular language, the bigger each group will grow, until a time when most words are passive knowledge. Then, with further praktice, the active vocabulary wil expand.

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English grammar active and passive voice change from active to passive he would have kept the present can you change it into passive?

== == "English grammer active and passive voice change from active to passive .


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