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The student has failed too many assignments and will not pass the class.
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<ref>Active/Passive Voice. ''Townson University's Online Writing Support''.</ref>:
*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. ''Townson University's Online Writing Support''.</ref>
*Place the passive sentence's object of the preposition by into the subject slot.


==Appropriate==
==Appropriate==
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