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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 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).
How do you change active to passive voice and vice versa?
To change a sentence from active voice to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the beginning, followed by the verb in the past participle form and the subject at the end with "by" if needed. To change a passive sentence to active, identify the subject of the passive sentence, move it to the position of the subject in the active voice, and make the original subject the object of the active sentence.
What is the voice in this sentence By the end of the day the children were tired?
The voice in the sentence is active voice because the subject, "the children," is performing the action of being tired.
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.
What is the voice of the verb in Mrs Walker told scary stories to her class?
Mrs. Walker told scary stories to her class is being said in active voice.
The voice of the verb in this sentence Neil Armstrong made history by being the first man on the moon?
The voice of the verb in the sentence is active voice. In active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action.
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 would you change the sentence It has been said that Death is mighty to active voice?
The preacher said that Death is mighty. (To change a sentence to active voice requires a subject that performed the action. For example: "Mistakes were made" is passive. Who made them? But to change it to active, it looks like this: "The politician admitted that he made some mistakes.")
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).
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.
Examples of active voice?
Active voice is when the subject of a sentence is actively doing something, instead of that something being described as simply being done. An example of active voice would be saying that a writer is writing a sentence. Writing in passive voice would be saying that a sentence is being written by the writer.
What is the voice in this sentence By the end of the day the children were tired?
The voice in the sentence is active voice because the subject, "the children," is performing the action of being tired.
How do you change active to passive voice and vice versa?
To change a sentence from active voice to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the beginning, followed by the verb in the past participle form and the subject at the end with "by" if needed. To change a passive sentence to active, identify the subject of the passive sentence, move it to the position of the subject in the active voice, and make the original subject the object of the active sentence.
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.
How do you write a sentence in an active voice?
To write a sentence in an active voice, the subject performs the action. In other words, it should be such that the subject of the sentence acts on the object.
What is the voice of the verb in this sentence Joe and Jan went to the movie?
The verb is in the active voice.
