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LeGion12359 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Confusion in Active and Passive voice

1. The painting was stolen in the middle of the night.
Is the above sentence passive? If it is then where is the subject?
2. He was frightened.
3. He was seduced.
And what about the voice of these two?
  

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LeGion12359 Is the above sentence passive? It is. LeGion12359 If it is then where is the subject?

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  • LeGion12359 Is the above sentence passive?
  • It is.
  • LeGion12359 If it is then where is the subject?
  • " In passive voice, the object becomes the subject, and the subject becomes an agent.
  • ( ) stole the painting in the middle of the night.
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LeGion12359Is the above sentence passive?
It is.
LeGion12359If it is then where is the subject?
The grammatical subject is "painting."

In passive voice, the object becomes the subject, and the subject becomes an agent.

( ) stole the painting in the middle of the night.
We don't know ( ) - one man, three
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(Overlapped with AS.)

1. Yes. The subject is "the painting". Perhaps you meant to ask where is the agent (the person who stole the painting). This person is not mentioned. There is no necessity to mention the agent in a passive sentence.

2. Could be interpreted as either passive or adjectival. Adjectival would probably be more usual.

3. Passive.
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LeGion123592. He was frightened.
It might be either one.
"frightened" can be an adjective describing a state of feeling. You can add "very" and make a good sentence.

He was very frightened.

So most would call it active voice with a predicate (past perfect) adjective.

This one is passive:
He was frightened by the
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