The Passive
Hello, I've completed an exercise about The Passive in which I had to choose the passive or active form. I know the answers as I checked, but do not understand the choices at all! I hope someone can help me understand. Many thanks!
1) Life expectancy is rising/ is being risen in many countries.
2) In the Middle East, the number of young people is growing/ is being grown.
3) The idea of working longer has not received / has not been received well by people.
4) Some people say that advances in medicine have gone / have been gone too far.
5) It is unfair that young people oblige / are obliged to pay for the care of the old.
6) In some western countries, people encouraging / are being encouraged to have more children.
Top answer
One of your answers is wrong. It is important to understand active and passive voice. The active voice tells us that someone or something is doing something.
- One of your answers is wrong.
- It is important to understand active and passive voice.
- The active voice tells us that someone or something is doing something.
- There is a subject (who does it), a verb (the action), and the object.
- These sentences are active voice.
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One of your answers is wrong.
It is important to understand active and passive voice. The active voice tells us that someone or something is doing something. There is a subject (who does it), a verb (the action), and the object. These sentences are active voice.
Jorge kicked the winning goal two seconds before the end of the game.
Mary will read her mother's email.
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