Question

The entire house was painted by Tom is this a active sentence or a passive sentence
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Answer 1

passive

Step-by-step explanation:

because it is past tense

Answer 2

`\boxed {\boxed {\sf Passive \ voice}}`

Step-by-step explanation:

The active voice puts emphasis on the noun (person/object) performing the verb/action.

The structure is:

• Subject, action, object

An example is:

• The cat ate the food.

The passive voice places the emphasis on the noun receiving the action.

The structure is:

• Object, action, subject

The same example from above in the passive voice is:

The food was eaten by the cat.

The sentence were are given is:

The entire house was painted by Tom.

Identify the subject, action, and object

• Subject: Tom
• Action: Painted
• Object: The house

Therefore, the order is object (the house), action (painted), subject (Tom). This must be the passive voice. The house is receiving the action of being painted .