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''Example of passive voice:'' | ''Example of passive voice:'' | ||
The student has failed too many | The student has failed too many assignments and will not pass the class. | ||
To change a passive sentence to an active sentence, follow these steps: | To change a passive sentence to an active sentence, follow these steps: | ||
*Move the passive sentence's subject into the active sentence's direct object slot. | *Move the passive sentence's subject into the active sentence's direct object slot. | ||
*Remove the auxiliary verb be from the main verb and change main verb's form if needed. | *Remove the auxiliary verb be from the main verb and change main verb's form if needed. | ||
*Place the passive sentence's object of the preposition by into the subject slot. <ref>Active/Passive Voice</ref> | *Place the passive sentence's object of the preposition by into the subject slot. <ref>Active/Passive Voice. ''Townson University's Online Writing Support''.</ref> | ||
==Appropriate== | ==Appropriate== | ||