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Mr Hahn
What is the active & passive voice for these quotes ..? thx! 1) Active Voice : The pen has broken Passive Voice : ?? 2) Active Voice : ?? Passive Voice : The pen got broken
Nov 10, 2012 3:38 PM
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The first example would have to be: The pen has broken <something> THAT sentence is active voice, since the pen is breaking something else. However, I honestly don't see that sentence being used much. The pen got broken This is passive. A better way to put it is: The pen has been broken OR The pen was broken There is some confusion here, because you could be saying the the pen was broken (in a broken state) in the past. Some context would be needed.
November 10, 2012
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The pen has been broken. The pen broke.
November 10, 2012
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