How can I identify when is passive voice or active voice?
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Excuse me, but I have some problems about that, because I don't achieve identify when is each one, and I will have a exam about that. I'm so nervious..
Can I give me some tips or reccomendations?
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Here is an example:
Active - "Every year, millions of people visit New York."
"Millions of people" are the subject. "New York" is the object.
"Millions of people" are the agent, ie, they perform the action. "New York" is the recipient of this action.
Passive - "Every year, New York is visited by millions of people."
("New York" is now the subject, but it is still the recipient of the action)
The passive voice always contains a participle and often the word "by" to indicate the agent. ("He was SEEN BY three people..." / " This car is MADE BY Toyota...")
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Look for the verb – form of "to be" + past participle.
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