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Active Voice:
In most English sentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by the verb. Ex:
Mary mailed the letter.
Mary(subject) is doing the mailing(verb)
Passive Voice:
One can change the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so that the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb - or passive.
Ex:
The letter was mailed by Mary.
The letter(subject) was being mailed(verb)
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Yes.

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).


It better to use active voice if the Doer of the action is known or mentioned.
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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.


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 voice question into passive vocie question?

To change an active voice question into a passive voice question, simply reverse the order of the subject and the auxiliary verb. For example, "Did you complete the report?" (active) becomes "Was the report completed by you?" (passive).


How do you change sentence from active to passive?

To change a sentence from active to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence and add a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb. For example, "I ate the cake" in active voice becomes "The cake was eaten by me" in passive voice.


How do you change interrogative present simple active voice sentences into passive voice?

To change interrogative present simple active voice sentences into passive voice, you typically move the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence, and use a form of "be" along with the past participle of the verb. For example, change "Do you know the answer?" to "Is the answer known by you?"

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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.


What is the passive and active form?

The passive voice is when the subject of a sentence receives the action. For example, "The book was read by me." The active voice is when the subject performs the action. For example, "I read the book." The active voice is often preferred for its directness and clarity.


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).


What are the voice of the verb?

passive active A+


How do you change active voice question into passive vocie question?

To change an active voice question into a passive voice question, simply reverse the order of the subject and the auxiliary verb. For example, "Did you complete the report?" (active) becomes "Was the report completed by you?" (passive).


Is 'I want my MTV' in passive voice?

No, "I want my MTV" is in the active voice. "MTV is wanted by me" uses the passive voice, but it is very awkward and not something someone would actually say. The following example shows active and passive voice in expressions that are actually used: Active voice: We made mistakes. Passive voice: Mistakes were made.


Were dumped active or passive voice?

Passive voice


How do you change sentence from active to passive?

To change a sentence from active to passive voice, move the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence and add a form of the verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb. For example, "I ate the cake" in active voice becomes "The cake was eaten by me" in passive voice.


How do you change interrogative present simple active voice sentences into passive voice?

To change interrogative present simple active voice sentences into passive voice, you typically move the object of the active sentence to the subject position in the passive sentence, and use a form of "be" along with the past participle of the verb. For example, change "Do you know the answer?" to "Is the answer known by you?"


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.


Is the verb in the ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?

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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.