The old sofa was hauled down to the basement by Barney. Changes the passive voice to the active voice or the active voice to the passive voice.
Active voice: Barney hauled the old sofa down to the basement.
Passive voice: The old sofa was hauled down to the basement by Barney.
To change a sentence from the active voice to the passive voice, or vice versa, let's first understand the difference between the two.
In the active voice, the subject performs the action expressed by the verb. For example, in the given sentence, "Barney hauled the old sofa down to the basement," Barney is the subject performing the action.
In the passive voice, the subject receives the action of the verb. To transform the active sentence into the passive voice, we need to switch the subject and the object, use the appropriate form of the verb "to be," and include the past participle form of the main verb.
So, to change the sentence from the active voice to the passive voice, it becomes: "The old sofa was hauled down to the basement by Barney."
In the passive voice, the subject (the old sofa) is now receiving the action (hauled) performed by Barney.
The old sofa was hauled down to the basement by Barney.
Passive voice:
Barney hauled the old sofa down to the basement.
Active voice:
Barney hauled down the old sofa to the basement.