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Because the subject is being "acted upon" (or is passive), such sentences are said to be in the passive voice.

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Is 'He is a boy' passive voice?

No, "He is a boy" is not in passive voice. Passive voice involves rearranging the sentence to emphasize the receiver of the action rather than the doer, which would change the sentence to something like "The boy is being called."


Which sentence uses the passive voice?

"The road was closed by the police due to an accident" is a sentence that uses the passive voice.


What is an active or passive voice?

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).


How you use 'Our' in passive voice?

Our has no bearing over whether a sentence is active or passive. It can be used in both. Active voice: A nice couple bought our house. Passive voice: Our house has been bought by a nice couple.


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").

Related Questions

Sentence can be written in active and passive voice. What kind of sentence is this?

The sentence "Sentences can be written in active and passive voices" is a declarative sentence written in passive voice.


Don't tell me I missed it is that passive voice?

No this sentence is not passive voice.


Is 'He is a boy' passive voice?

No, "He is a boy" is not in passive voice. Passive voice involves rearranging the sentence to emphasize the receiver of the action rather than the doer, which would change the sentence to something like "The boy is being called."


Which sentence uses the passive voice?

"The road was closed by the police due to an accident" is a sentence that uses the passive voice.


What is an active or passive voice?

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).


How you use 'Our' in passive voice?

Our has no bearing over whether a sentence is active or passive. It can be used in both. Active voice: A nice couple bought our house. Passive voice: Our house has been bought by a nice couple.


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").


How do you change passive voice into active voice?

You change passive voice to active voice by making the actor(s) the subject of the sentence, e.g., "the question was asked by the user" (passive) versus, "the user asked the question" (active).


The tree was planted by Mary is this sentence in the passive voice?

No, this sentence is in the active voice. In passive voice, it would be "The tree was planted."


Is give him a break that guy framed him a passive voice?

No, neither part of the sentence is in passive voice.


Will you marry me change it passive?

"Will you marry me" can be changed to passive voice as "Will I be married by you." In the passive voice sentence, the subject of the active voice becomes the object of the passive voice, and the object of the active voice becomes the subject of the passive voice.


The toy was confiscated by the teacher is this in active or passive voice?

That is in the passive voice. The active version of the same sentence would be, the teacher confiscated the toy.