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Changing sentences from the passive voice to the active voice

In this video, an English teacher explains how sentences in the passive voice can be changed to the active voice.

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mina nader commented on 25 May 2015

can someone help me with some sentences to change from passive to active ? 1- the F.E.I is made up of chief financial officers of large business 2- the results are published by the AAA members 3- the IFAC was established in 1977 4- the income statement is designed to report the result of earning activities 5- revenues are defined as inflows of assets

LearnAmericanEnglishOnline commented on 20 Apr 2012

The first sentence is better because it puts the initiators of the action first; however, there are times when a person speaking wants to delay telling his listeners who is doing the action for some kind of effect. Writers of comedy, poetry, prose, lyrics to songs, etc. intentionally put the passive voice to work for them.

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Tiix31 commented on 21 May 2013

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Sam Turner commented on 12 Dec 2012

Passive voice doesn't indicate who is doing the action until after the verb. Example: This house was built by my grandfather.

Hiresh sharma commented on 19 Jun 2013

The lyrics of the song were written by the musician's brother. How do you change this into an active voice teacher Paul?

leninastrojildo commented on 15 Apr 2012

I ,personally, didn't find the lesson confusing, It is excellent as usually. Thank a lot dear teacher Paul.

arun khanal commented on 28 Mar 2013

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DeAngelo The'Helper commented on 10 Feb 2015

You provided great tips, but the examples are similar and simple.

LearnAmericanEnglishOnline commented on 14 Apr 2012

I think I have to redo this video. It seems a little confusing.

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English Grammar -- Passive Voice and Active Voice

//www.ESLEnglishAcademy.com The difference between passive voice and active voice is quite confusing -- even to native English speakers! In this video ...

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heranement love commented on 04 Oct 2015

1) The car was fixed by me. 2)His hands were washed by him. 3)The dishes are being done by her 4)That book have been red by me

Lorenna Isis commented on 17 Nov 2015

+heranement love translating... in the second, you are wrong, because is a simple present. thank you

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natalia quintero commented on 06 Nov 2015

La segunda te quedo mal, porque esta es presente simple

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The car was fixed by me His hands are washed by him The dishes are being done by her That book was read by me

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Mwalimu Dubai commented on 23 Apr 2015

Can a passive voice sentence be complete without the use of "by" e.g. my pencil is stolen?

ani khazaradze commented on 15 Jun 2015

+Mwalimu Dubai yes

Active voice and Passive voice in English Grammar - with examples - ENGLISH GRAMMAR

This video explains how to change or Convert/Change Active Voice into Passive Voice using simple and easy to understand examples. You will learn the ...

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sreenath tirunarayanapura commented on 22 Sep 2015

Excellent explanation and presentation....

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Research & Writing Tips : How to Change Passive Voice to Active Voice

In writing, changing passive voice to active voice is often as simple as circling such mistakes and correcting them habitually. Change passive voice to active ...

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Katherine Cramer commented on 19 Feb 2010

This video contains misleading advice (all passive voice is "bad") and incorrect information (that passive voice is "a verb followed by a participle." That's just wrong.) Passive voice is a form of "to be" (am, is was, were, etc.) followed by the PAST participle of a verb. Here's a quick tip: PAST participles NEVER end in -ing. So the examples in this video ("was doing," "is going," "is becoming") are NOT examples of passive voice. The first sample sentence is also NOT passive voice.

kwezi75 commented on 24 Mar 2009

This has been really helpful, i have been trying to improve my writing style, as advised by a couple lecturers. Even word keeps saying i need to review sentences, i never got that. NOW i get it. It sound so simple. I will definatly use this tip!Thanks

Katherine Cramer commented on 19 Feb 2010

This video is more about using strong verbs (avoiding "to be") than about active/passive voice. (Future) English teachers beware: this video will NOT help you better understand active/passive voice.

dthom71 commented on 07 Jan 2009

I was under the impression that passive voice was when you have a form of the verb "to be" followed by a past participle. I think you have the concept wrong. "Is going" is not passive.

MrGhulammuheuddin commented on 10 Mar 2011

I want to ask one question. can the verbs like come,go,proceed,reside be changed into passive voice? plz help me in this matter . thanks

Brian Wasko commented on 13 Mar 2011

Terrible. Passive voice is when the subject of the verb receives rather than performs the action. It's not even that complicated.

adjohnson916 commented on 19 Feb 2010

What about "the cat had broken the glass"? Is that in the passive voice? If so, can it be fixed?

binsadan commented on 11 Nov 2009

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David Akis commented on 22 May 2010

@adjohnson916 The glass was broken by the Cat

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"The sentence I have WRIT here?" Whew ...

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Daniel Erwin commented on 07 Jul 2015

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Passive Voice - English Lesson

In this English lesson, we will be looking at how to formulate and use the Passive Voice. Passive Voice Exercises: //youtu.be/ye3-vJkO0A8 For more help ...

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Arun Jr commented on 13 Dec 2015

thanks a lot....!!

Anglo-Link commented on 14 Dec 2015

+Arun Jr You're welcome, Arun. I'm glad you've enjoyed the lesson.

Bahara Bahar commented on 11 Dec 2015

Very well define and explicit explanation

Anglo-Link commented on 11 Dec 2015

+Bahara Bahar I'm glad you've enjoyed the lesson.Note that 'A cake has been made.' is the Passive form of 'I've made a cake.' (Present Perfect Simple)'I've been making a cake.' is Present Perfect Continuous, and doesn't usually take the Passive form. You will not hear 'A cake has been being made.'

Jessica Lee commented on 10 Dec 2015

This was a question on a EFL test. Change the following sentence to passive voice. " He went to the movies." Two of the answer choices where a. He was seen going to the movies. And b. He was seen to go to the movies. My student marked answer choice a believing it was correct but her English school teacher said the answer was option b. Can you explain if answer choice b is even grammatically correct and how/why it is the preferred answer over the first option

Anglo-Link commented on 11 Dec 2015

+Jessica Lee Yes, Jessica. However, bear in mind that answer b (infinitive) is grammatically correct, but not common in everyday English. I assume that the teacher expects answer b (infinitive) because that is what she / the book she is using has taught the class without any reference to usage. Ask your student to show you the chapter / their notes for the lesson to see what was taught.

Jessica Lee commented on 11 Dec 2015

+Anglo-Link Sorry I'm a bit confused. You say that since the question is in everyday English and since we always use the gerund in everyday English shouldn't option A. "....seen going to..." Be the final answer?

Anglo-Link commented on 10 Dec 2015

+Jessica Lee Hello Jessica,That's a tricky one. In very formal contexts such as in a court of law or a legal document, the infinitive may be used. In everyday English, one would always use the gerund. As the example is from everyday English, I too would have chosen b). a) sounds very strange, although grammatically correct.

Pedro Britto commented on 10 Dec 2015

Excellent presentation . congratulation! Péricles Britto São Paulo - Brasil

Anglo-Link commented on 10 Dec 2015

+Pedro Britto Many thanks, Pedro!

Ruba Abu_yousef commented on 08 Dec 2015

But I don't understand ! when you said the active is "I avoid seeing him" and the passive is "He avoids being seen" For me it sounded in the first sentence that The speaker avoids someone ,a male. the passive one ,that male person he doesn't want to be seen he hides , so for me the meaning changed plz someone explain.

Anglo-Link commented on 09 Dec 2015

+Ruba Abu_yousef That's right. This was a mistake. Please see the annotation on the page where I have inserted the corrected examples.

Karim Maamar commented on 05 Dec 2015

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Anglo-Link commented on 05 Dec 2015

+Karim Maamar Thank you very much, Karim! I'm glad you've enjoyed my lessons.

viva la vida commented on 29 Nov 2015

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Anglo-Link commented on 30 Nov 2015

+viva la vida You're welcome. I'm glad you've liked this lesson.

Active and Passive English Grammar (Hello everyone.)

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Jessica Lee commented on 10 Dec 2015

0 This was a question on a EFL test. Change the following sentence to passive voice. " He went to the movies." Two of the answer choices where a. He was seen going to the movies. And b. He was seen to go to the movies. My student marked answer choice a believing it was correct but her English school teacher said the answer was option b. Can you explain if answer choice b is even grammatically correct and how/why it is the preferred answer over the first option

diabolotutorials.com commented on 22 Apr 2015

Great tutorials guys!! Thanks a lot! Just to let you know, at 6:15 it should be "The doctor operated ON the patient for twelve hours" and 6:47 "The patient was operated ON by the doctor for twelve hours"

Dr Rno commented on 08 Nov 2015

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