Fred told Johnny a lie.
A lie was told to Johnny by Fred.
Told is a past tense verb, which is not the same as passive voice. Passive voice is created with a form of beand a past participle.Example of active voice:Betty told you a secret.Examples of passive voice:You were told a secret by Betty.You were told a secret.
The voice of the verb "told" in the sentence is active, as the subject (Mrs. Walker) is performing the action (telling).
Yes, the sentence "We were told to wait until five o'clock for the delivery" is in the passive voice, as the subject (We) is receiving the action (being told to wait), rather than performing the action.
The voice of the verb "told" in the sentence is active. Mrs. Walker is the subject performing the action of telling scary stories to her class.
To change the sentence "A lie was told by Fred to Johnny" into active voice, you can rephrase it as "Fred told a lie to Johnny." In this structure, Fred is the subject performing the action, making the sentence more direct and clear.
A lie was told to Johnny by Fred.
Mrs. Walker told scary stories to her class is being said in active voice.
Told is a past tense verb, which is not the same as passive voice. Passive voice is created with a form of beand a past participle.Example of active voice:Betty told you a secret.Examples of passive voice:You were told a secret by Betty.You were told a secret.
The voice of the verb "told" in the sentence is active, as the subject (Mrs. Walker) is performing the action (telling).
Yes, the sentence "We were told to wait until five o'clock for the delivery" is in the passive voice, as the subject (We) is receiving the action (being told to wait), rather than performing the action.
The voice of the verb "told" in the sentence is active. Mrs. Walker is the subject performing the action of telling scary stories to her class.
active voice: Lucy walks the dog.In this sentence we are told the subject is Lucy ( who or what does the verb - Lucy walks)passive voice: The dog was walked.In this sentence we are not told who or what did the action. We can add by Lucy at the end of the sentence but it is not necessary.The dog was walked by Lucy.The emphasis in the passive sentence is the object of the sentence.When the verb takes the action from the subject (the doer) and passes on to the object (the receiver), the verb is said to be in Active voice.I helped my friend.When the subject receives the action, the subject is the receiver of the action, the verb is said to be in Passive Voice.My friend was helped (by me).
Active means the verbs are active, not helped with a tiny "be" verb (is, are, was, were, have, had etc.).The chairman told you that the legislature passedthe bill.The chairman TOLD...the legislature PASSED...PassiveB It was voted by the legislature to pass.C The bill was passed by the legislature.A clue to passive voice is a version of the verb "to be" which are helping verbs (is, was, were, etc.), and use of "by" in the sentence.
The voice of the verb in the sentence is active. The subject, Mrs. Walker, is performing the action of telling scary stories.
He was told.
I finished my research paper two days early.