passive: A bullet in the chest is adored by the brave.

Active: The brave adores/adore a bullet in the chest.

the active form of the sentence would take adore or adores and why?

The active form of the sentence would take adore.


This is because here, brave is not singular noun. It becomes a plural noun due to the use of 'the'. Here, 'THE BRAVE' signifies all the brave people of the world. Hence, it is plural noun. A plural noun takes a plural verb. Adore is a verb used with plural nouns. Hence, the sentence will take adore.