Have you ever thought about what your life is made of?

topman85

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Have you ever thought about what your life is made of?

I've checked the sentence above on grammarly.com to see whether I wrote it correctly. It seems I shouldn't write in the passive voice. But when I google "is made of", I found it in so many sentences. I know it's common.
Now, I have 2 questions:
1) Is it wrong to use "is made of"?
2) Is there any alternatives?
 
That's not the passive voice. "Made" is an adjective; it uses the same form as the past participle.
 
Are there any alternatives?
 
1) No, absolutely not. Ignore Grammarly here. It's perfectly fine.
2) You don't need an alternative. If you mean 'is made of', then say 'is made of'.
 
That's not the passive voice. "Made" is an adjective; it uses the same form as the past participle.

I think it is the passive voice.

When you think of 'made' as being an adjective rather than a verb, you're thinking that it denotes a state, right?
 

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