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The different forms of "be" (is, am, are, being) are used in passive voice to indicate that the subject of the sentence is receiving the action rather than performing it. "Is" is used for singular present, "am" for singular present of "to be," "are" for plural present, and "being" is used when the action is currently happening.
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What is the passive voice of They are plucking flowers?
They are plucking flowers.This sentence is in active voice.It's passive voice is'Flowers are being plucked by them'
When is it unacceptable to use a passive voice?
It is impossible to use the passive voice with an intransitive verb. For example, "The bird flies." cannot be made passive because there is no object. "I ate the doughnut." is made passive like this: "The doughnut was eaten by me." The object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence.
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."
When is the sentence are said to be in passive voice?
A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action. Passive voice sentences typically use a form of "to be" (such as "is," "was," "will be") along with the past participle of the main verb.
What is the passive voice of where are you going?
You are going
Is Please don't tell me I missed it a passive voice?
No, by including the subject 'I' you have avoided the use of the passive voice. Passive voice would be. 'It was missed.'
What is the passive voice of They are plucking flowers?
They are plucking flowers.This sentence is in active voice.It's passive voice is'Flowers are being plucked by them'
When is it unacceptable to use a passive voice?
It is impossible to use the passive voice with an intransitive verb. For example, "The bird flies." cannot be made passive because there is no object. "I ate the doughnut." is made passive like this: "The doughnut was eaten by me." The object in the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive sentence.
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."
When do you use broken instead of broke?
I broke my leg. (active voice) My leg is broken. (passive voice) Active voice vs. Passive voice.
When is the sentence are said to be in passive voice?
A sentence is said to be in the passive voice when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action. Passive voice sentences typically use a form of "to be" (such as "is," "was," "will be") along with the past participle of the main verb.
What is the passive voice of where are you going?
You are going
What is the passive voice of They laughed at the joker?
To put that sentence in passive voice, you would say, "The joker was laughed at by them." (It's a good example of why you should most often not use the passive voice.)
What is the passive voice of yes?
The word yes is not normally used as a verb and would not have a passive voice. While she was being yesed by her child, her boyfriend walked over.
What can you use instead of 'them' in passive voice?
Instead of using 'them' in passive voice, you can use pronouns like 'it,' 'him,' 'her,' or the specific noun that is being referred to. The choice of pronoun depends on the gender and number of the object or person being referred to in the sentence.
How is passive voice formed?
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
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.
