explain what is active and passive voice
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Simple way to understand
Active voice is first person speech which is direct.
Eg. Ram threw an apple.
Passive voice is used when a third person is involved in part of speech.
Eg. Anamika told me that Ram threw an apple.
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Active voice is first person speech which is direct.
Eg. Ram threw an apple.
Passive voice is used when a third person is involved in part of speech.
Eg. Anamika told me that Ram threw an apple.
Hope it helps;-)
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A verb is in the Active voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does something; or is the doer of the active.
Example
- Ram helps Sita.
- The chemist will have closed the shop by eight o'clock.
- My father bought a car.
A verb is in passive voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the subject.
Example
- Sita is helped by Ram.
- The shop will have been closed by the chemist by eight o'clock.
- A car was brought by her father.
☞A verb is in the active voice when the person or thing denoted by the subject is "doer" of the action.
☞A verb is in the passive voice when the person or thing denoted by subject is the "receiver" of the action.
Structure of active voice sentence:-
Structure of passive voice sentence:-
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