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Passive tense are used when it is not important who/what does the action.
active sentence - Leonardo da vinci painted The Mona Lisa in the 16th century. This sentence tells us who did the action (paint)
passive - The Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century. This sentence does not tell us who painted.
Tea is grown in Sri Lanka. - here we don't need to know who grows the tea.
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What are the two voices of verb?
The two voices of a verb are active voice and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.
Which sentence has a verb in the passive voice Which sentence has a verb in the passive voice Our neighbors demanded that someone repair our street. The potholes on our street will be repaired?
The sentence "The potholes on our street will be repaired" has a verb in the passive voice ("will be repaired").
Which verb is in the passive voice After Todd had graduated college he was hired to teach history.?
The verb "hired" is in the passive voice in the sentence.
What are two voice of verb?
The two voices of a verb are active voice and passive voice. In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action.
Is the verb in the ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
It is in the active voice.
What are the two voices of verb?
The two voices of a verb are active voice and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb.
What are the voice of the verb?
passive active A+
Which sentence has a verb in the passive voice Which sentence has a verb in the passive voice Our neighbors demanded that someone repair our street. The potholes on our street will be repaired?
The sentence "The potholes on our street will be repaired" has a verb in the passive voice ("will be repaired").
Which verb is in the passive voice After Todd had graduated college he was hired to teach history.?
The verb "hired" is in the passive voice in the sentence.
What are two voice of verb?
The two voices of a verb are active voice and passive voice. In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action.
Is the verb in the ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
It is in the active voice.
What is the difference between passive voice and compound nominal predicate?
The passive voice applies to a verb and its clause; the compound nominal predicate is the verb and its qualifiers which may be in the active or passive voice.
Is this verb in the Active or Passive voice The lost puppy was returned by the neighbors?
pssive voice
When is a verb said to be in the passive voice?
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 A verb is put into the passive voice when we don't know who did the action, we're not interested, or we don't care
Is bought a passive voice or a verb?
Bought is a verb, an essential part of creating the passive voice. Passive voice is created with a form of be (am, is, are, was, were, been) and a past participle.Passive voice: The dress was bought by Sally.Active voice: Sally bought the dress.
What is passive voice in grammar?
A sentence is in PASSIVE VOICE when the subject receives the action of the verb. In these sentences, the object is placed in the position of the subject and the verb is in PASSIVE VOICE. Example auxiliary verb(was in singular & were in plural) and past participle takes part in a sentence.
Example of passive voice in simple present?
The simple present tense can't be used in the passive voice. Simple present is the base form of a verb without the use of auxiliary verbs. Passive voice is created with a form of be (an auxiliary verb) and a past participle. Note: the previous sentence is an example of passive voice in the present tense. Is created is the passive verb.
