This sentence is in the active voice. The subject of the sentence (pen) is performing the action of being missing.
The sentence "The pen was missing" is in passive voice, as the subject (the pen) is receiving the action (being missing) rather than performing it.
I have been given a pen. This is a passive construction because it does not state who gave me the pen, only that the pen has been given. An active version would be, he gave me a pen.
Let the pen be given to me.
== == "English grammer active and passive voice change from active to passive .
Passive is to change as active is to affect.
passive
The sentence "The pen was missing" is in passive voice, as the subject (the pen) is receiving the action (being missing) rather than performing it.
I have been given a pen. This is a passive construction because it does not state who gave me the pen, only that the pen has been given. An active version would be, he gave me a pen.
passive
active and passive
Let the pen be given to me.
== == "English grammer active and passive voice change from active to passive .
is a thermocouple an active or passive transducer?-why?
Passive is to change as active is to affect.
passive
The passive voice must have the verb 'to be' in the correct tense plus the past participle of the main verb. Here are some examples: I do (active)/it is done (passive) I did (active)/it was done (passive) I am doing (active)/it is being done (passive) I was doing (active)/it was being done (passive) and so on So to change protect into the passive would be I protect (active)/ It is protected (passive)
Passive