Active and passive voice:. 1. He was cover the box. 2. We are practicing the song. 3. Who brought the copies? 4. We teaches college students. 5. I will not do it again.
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1. He was covering the box.
- The box was being covered by him.
2. We are practicing the song.
- The song is being practiced by us.
3. Who brought the copies?
- The copies were brought by whom?
4. We teach college students.
- The college students are taught by us.
5. I will not do it again.
- This would not happen again by me.
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE –
- The sentences in active voice simple and easier to understand.
- Passive voice is preferred when we don't know the action was performed by whom.
- The passive voice is also preferred when the action is more important than who caused it.
1 ) He was covering the box. (Active)
➜ The box was being covered by him. (Passive)
2 ) We are practicing the song. (Active)
➠ The song was being practiced by us. (Passive)
3 ) Who bought the copies? (Active)
☞ The copies were bought by whom. (Passive)
4 ) We teach colledge students. (Active)
★ College students are taught by us. (Passive)
5 ) I will not do it again. (Active)
✪ This would not be done by me again. (Passive)
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The voice of the verb states whether the subject does the work or something has been done to it.
In active voice the subject is the doer of the action.
Example :-
In Passive voice the Subject is the receiver of the action.
Example :-
Difference between active and passive voice.
➜ Sentences in the active voice are stronger, direct, use fewer words, and show who performs the action.
Example: Tom fed the dog.
➜ Sentences in the passive voice to weaker indirect, use more words a compared to an active voice and show who receives the action. Sometimes, the doer of the action is omitted.
Example : The dog was fed by Tom (or) The dog was fed.
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