I have a problem with passive voice can anyone help?

Answer 1

Think of the passive voice (verb form) as inert, reactive, or a receiver of the action.

Look at these two sentences written in the passive voice (the boldface highlights the passive verb form):

1. The mouse was chased by the cat and dog.

(the subject - mouse - is not doing the action; it's reacting to the action of the cat and dog)

2. You are expected by the organization to be a good employee.

(this is a common, yet weak passive voice phrasing that many people use)

Here are the same sentences written in the active voice:

1. The mouse ran from the cat and dog.

2. The organization expects you to be a good employee.

Hope this information helps!

Answer 2

Sure! You can identify passive voice by looking for forms of the verb "to be" (such as is, are, was, were) followed by a past participle. To fix passive voice, try rephrasing the sentence to have the subject perform the action directly. This often results in a clearer, more direct sentence.