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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Hello, I like to know if my first sentence is passive, and the second sentence is it correct. Thank you.

1.His dark hair had turned white, several new lines of ages crept across his features.
2. Her mother sat on her bed, opened her arms wide.
  

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No, the first is not in the passive. It does, however, have an improper comma splice. You need a period where you have a comma, or at least, a semi-colon, and "age" should be singular.

— BarbaraPA

  • No, the first is not in the passive.
  • It does, however, have an improper comma splice.
  • You need a period where you have a comma, or at least, a semi-colon, and "age" should be singular.
  • " 2.
  • Her mother sat on her bed (not sure if it's the mother's bed or "her" bed), her arms opened wide.
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No, the first is not in the passive. It does, however, have an improper comma splice. You need a period where you have a comma, or at least, a semi-colon, and "age" should be singular. Lastly, it would be more natural to say "his face" than "his features."
If you want something in the passive, "His hair had been turned white overnight by the shock of being abducted by aliens."
2. Her moth
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No, I'm trying to learn the differences between passive and active verbs, and I
mistakenly thought that adding the word "had" would make my sentence
passive. Thank you. You have been very helpful.
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Adding "had" only makes it past perfect.

I added salt to the stew. Salt was added to the stew.
I have already added salt to the stew! Salt has already been added to the stew.
I had already added the salt before you added more! Salt had alreaded been added before you added more.

The scientist discovered a new element. A new element was discovered.
A scientist has just
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