Question

Are the sentences written in active or passive ?

1. He lost his keys yesterday .
2. Bingo is played in Britain .
3. A letter was written .
4. These cars are produced in Italy .
5. Lots of houses were destroyed .
6. French is spoken in Niger .​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. He lost his keys yesterday - Active voice

• His keys were lost yesterday by him - Passive voice

2. Bingo is played in Britain - Passive voice

• They play Bingo in Britain - Active voice

➤ When is subject is unknown or vague, it remains unexpressed in the passive voice. The agent with 'by' is not needed.

3. A letter was written - Passive voice

• I wrote a letter - Active voice

➤ The subject disappears in the use of passive same as in the case of second.

4. These cars are produced in Italy - Passive voice

• We produce these cars in Italy - Active voice

➤ The subject disappears in the passive so we use subject 'I' in case of active voice, same as in the case of 4 and 3

5. Lots of houses were destroyed - Passive voice

• Hurricane destroyed lots of houses - Active voice

➤ Again the subject disappears in passive voice, so we have used subject 'Hurricane' in active voice.

6. French is spoken in Niger - Passive voice

• They speak French in Niger - Active voice

➤ The subject disappears in the use of passive voice so we have used 'They' as the subject in active voice.

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Answer 2

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1. Active

2. Passive

3. Passive

4. Passive

5. Active

6. Passive