How would I change this sentence: into a passive
The jury announced the verdict after five hours of deliberations.
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"The verdict was deliberated..."
The verdict was announced after five hours of deliberations.
To change the sentence into the passive voice, we need to focus on the object of the active sentence and make it the subject of the passive sentence. In this case, the object is "the verdict."
Here's the step-by-step process to change the sentence into the passive voice:
1. Identify the object of the active sentence, which is "the verdict."
2. Move the object ("the verdict") to the beginning of the passive sentence and make it the subject.
- The verdict
3. Use the appropriate form of the verb "to be" followed by the past participle of the main verb. In this case, the main verb is "announced."
- The verdict was announced
4. Add the preposition "by" followed by the subject of the active sentence ("the jury").
- The verdict was announced by the jury
5. Include any other necessary information or phrases from the original sentence. In this case, it's "after five hours of deliberations."
- The verdict was announced by the jury after five hours of deliberations.
So, the passive form of the sentence "The jury announced the verdict after five hours of deliberations" is "The verdict was announced by the jury after five hours of deliberations."