Foundation
English
Verb
Conjunctions
Sentences
Question
All desire wealth and some acquire it.
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Solution
Answer: Wealth is desired by all and acquired by some.
Explanation: When the subject of a sentence receives the action, the verb is in Passive Voice.
Here, the subject 'wealth' receives the action. The action was of desiring and acquiring. Object in active voice i.e. wealth becomes subject in the passive form. Passive voice follows the structure of subject + auxiliary verb + main verb (3rd form of verb) + by + agent. Agent is optional in some cases. In this case, agents or doers of the action are all and some. Moreover, when active voice is in simple present tense we use is/are + third form of the verb in passive form.