Common questions

What is the passive voice of nobody?

What is the passive voice of nobody?

With these verbs, in the active voice, the infinitive as objective complement does not take ��to��. However, in the passive voice it always takes ��to��.

What is the passive of nobody had done anything?

Answer: anything had been done by nobody.

What is the passive voice of nobody was answering the question?

Active: Nobody has answered this question correctly. Passive: This question has not been answered correctly by anybody.

What is the passive voice of they were doing nothing?

Nothing was being done by then .

What happens when a sentence is changed to passive voice?

If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word ‘by’ is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

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How do you know if a sentence is active or passive?

A sentence is in active voice when the subject performs the action. A sentence is in passive voice when the subject receives the action. While converting a sentence from active to passive, the subject becomes the object and vice versa.

Can the word ‘nobody’ be removed from passive voice?

The pronouns nobody, somebody, anybody, they, when placed in passive voice, can be eliminated. Because they are indefinite pronouns and do not refer to a specific person, they can be merely implied in the passive voice. Hence the word ‘nobody’ can be removed.

Does “to be” count as the passive voice?

Using “to be” can weaken the impact of your writing, but it is occasionally necessary and does not by itself constitute the passive voice. 3. Myth: The passive voice always avoids the first person; if something is in first person (“I” or “we”) it’s also in the active voice.