2006-06-16 07:30:23 · 8 answers · asked by dipti p 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
A piece of bread was eaten (by me).
2006-06-22 05:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Active should be: I eat a peice of bread.
Passive is: A piece of bread is eaten (by me).
The 'by me' is in brackets becasue, generally speaking, the whole point of using the passive voice is because who or what did it is not important - or sometimes unknown.
This sentence sounds strange because in most imaginable circumstances, the 'I' would be the most important element - and the focus on the 'piece of bread' unimportant.
The passive voice is very useful when the agent is unknown. E.g. 'He's been robbed!' or 'Her car was stolen from outside her house!' etc.
2006-06-21 20:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A piece of bread was eaten by me." It's actually better to use the active voice instead of passive since active is more clear to your reader. "I ate a piece of bread." See? Nice and clear. Passive sometimes confuses people, for some reason. If you're a budding writer or playwright, good luck with it and have fun! =)
2006-06-16 14:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The piece of bread is eaten by me
2006-06-16 14:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by chicadulce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A piece of bread was eaten by me.
The object in the other sentence, bread, becomes the subject. The verb becomes past tense, and you add the prepositional phrase "by me".
Cheers, K
2006-06-16 14:34:05 · answer #5 · answered by Kate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The piece of bread is being eaten by me.
2006-06-16 14:33:46 · answer #6 · answered by Enyo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ate a piece of bread
2006-06-16 14:33:36 · answer #7 · answered by blahb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a piece of bread was eaten by me.
2006-06-16 14:42:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋