To identify the voice of the verb in a sentence, you need to determine if the subject is performing the action or receiving it. The two main voices are active (subject performs the action) and passive (subject receives the action).
The sentence "The potholes on our street will be repaired" has a verb in the passive voice ("will be repaired").
In the active-voice sentence "I should kill you," the receiver follows the verb. In the passive-voice sentence "You should be killed," the receiver precedes the verb. The difference between active and passive voice is merely the presence of the actor. In passive voice, the actor disappears.
active, we can see who did the action of the verb drove = Ted's mother.If the sentence was passive it would be: The boys were driven to the mall.
active
To change an active voice sentence to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the beginning of the passive sentence and include the appropriate form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb to create the passive construction. For example, "The company launched a new product" in active voice becomes "A new product was launched by the company" in passive voice.
Startled is the verb in your sentence.
The sentence "The potholes on our street will be repaired" has a verb in the passive voice ("will be repaired").
The verb is in the active voice.
The verb is in the active voice.
The voice of the verb in the sentence is active voice. In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action.
The verb is in the active voice.
Active voice
In the active-voice sentence "I should kill you," the receiver follows the verb. In the passive-voice sentence "You should be killed," the receiver precedes the verb. The difference between active and passive voice is merely the presence of the actor. In passive voice, the actor disappears.
active, we can see who did the action of the verb drove = Ted's mother.If the sentence was passive it would be: The boys were driven to the mall.
active
To change an active voice sentence to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the beginning of the passive sentence and include the appropriate form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle of the main verb to create the passive construction. For example, "The company launched a new product" in active voice becomes "A new product was launched by the company" in passive voice.
The verb "hired" is in the passive voice in the sentence.