Two members of our team were promoted recently.
2006-10-28 03:37:51 · 5 answers · asked by carbonkid22 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
passive..it happened to them.. they did not do anything
2006-10-28 03:39:57 · answer #1 · answered by sunnymommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Passive.
If someone (or something) is preforming the action, and the subject is not doing anything then the sentence uses a passive verb.
In your sentence the subject (Two members of our team), did nothing, but were promoted by someone else who was doing the action (who remains unmentioned).
2006-10-28 10:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by Kara 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
passive; the team members didn't promote themselves
a passive verb is one in which the principle noun is acted upon as opposed to acting out
2006-10-28 11:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by soobee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a good link explaining the difference.
2006-10-28 11:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by Zelda 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
passive
2006-10-28 10:39:17 · answer #5 · answered by blackratsnake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋