Can a sentence be re-written in passive voice without an object? Why?
10. No. First Rule to change an Active Voice into Passive Voice is to shift the Object of the Active Voice to the Subject's position of the Passive Voice senten
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Active to Passive: Gemma lost the keys to the restroom.
The keys to the restroom were lost by Gemma.
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The wall was painted by Susan.
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Luke wrote an essay.
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The pupil reads the book
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Passive to Active: The reports are checked carefully by the supervisor.
The supervisor checked the reports carefully
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How will you change the sentence from active to passive voice? State two steps.
Follow the X rule and add the “by” stander.
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What is a Passive Voice?
The subject is the recipient of the action.
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Give two characteristics of Active and Passive Voice.
The Active voice is direct and concise while passive voice is indirect and wordy.
