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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Passive Voice

"She has eaten the cake" "The cake was eaten by her"
Everyone I've asked in person says both are passive; spell check and the internet only give the second as passive. Which are actually passive?
  

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The first one is active, and the second is passive. She ate the cake. (active) The cake was eaten by her.

— RandomGuy

  • The first one is active, and the second is passive.
  • She ate the cake.
  • (active) The cake was eaten by her.
  • (passive) She has eaten the cake.
  • (active) The cake has been eaten by her.
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The first one is active, and the second is passive.

She ate the cake. (active)
The cake was eaten by her. (passive)

She has eaten the cake. (active)
The cake has been eaten by her. (passive)
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Hi,

#1 is active voice (Present Perfect tense)

#2 is passive voice (Simple Past tense)

Clive
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AnonymousEveryone I've asked in person says both are passive;
Did you ask an English teacher?

An active sentence is where the subject performs the action of the verb.
A passive sentence is where the subject "receives" the action of the verb.

Rover the dog bit the boy. (The dog did the action of biting.) Active.
The boy was bitten
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