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A sentence may have a subject, a verb and an object.
ACTIVE
Here is an example of a sentence in the active voice:
* "The fox (subject) ate (verb) the chicken (object)."
The subject of the verb is doing something, is active, so this sentence is in the 'active' voice.
The action is by the subject, ----> upon the object.
PASSIVE
But if we focus on the chicken, and make the chicken the subject of the sentence, e.g.
* "The chicken was eaten by the fox."
....we see that the chicken, the subject, was not doing anything, it was passive in the matter (well, probably not!) in relationship to the verb. The subject, the chicken, was not doing or causing the action, but is/was affected by it.
The subject <------ was the recipient of the object's attention/actions!
This is an example of the 'passive' form of the verb in a 'passive voice' sentence structure. The subject was passivein the action of the verb.
NOTICE how the form of the verb changes to make the passive form.
The passive form of the verb is normally constructed by using the verb 'to be' + the past participle of the verb.
COMPARING the following 'active/passive' pairs of sentences will help you to see the differences between the two forms:
# ACTIVE: John Carpenter built this house.
# PASSIVE: This house was (past simple of 'to be') built by John Carpenter.
# ACTIVE: Early morning birdsong woke the baby. # PASSIVE: The baby was (past simple of 'to be')woken (past participle of 'to wake') by early morning birdsong. There are various rules for the different passive verb forms for different tenses and sentence structures. However, the above brief notes provide the basic and fundamental differences between 'active' and 'passive' forms. * For more information, see 'Related links' below.
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What are the differences between writing in passive voice and writing in active voice?
Writing in passive voice emphasizes the action done to the subject, while writing in active voice emphasizes the subject performing the action. Passive voice often uses forms of "to be" verbs, while active voice uses more direct verbs. Active voice is usually clearer and more engaging for readers, while passive voice can sound more formal or distant.
What is the difference between passive and active voice in writing?
Passive voice is when the subject of a sentence is acted upon, while active voice is when the subject performs the action.
What is the difference between active voice and passive voice in writing?
Active voice is when the subject of a sentence performs the action, while passive voice is when the subject receives the action. Active voice is usually clearer and more direct, while passive voice can be more formal or indirect.
What are the voice of the verb?
passive active A+
Were dumped active or passive voice?
Passive voice
What is difference between active voice and passive voice?
active is lilly milks the cow . you put the ersons name first. passive is the cow is milked by lilly
What is the difference between active and passive voice in writing?
Active voice is when the subject of a sentence performs the action, while passive voice is when the subject receives the action. Active voice is usually more direct and engaging, while passive voice can make writing sound more formal or distant.
Is the verb in the ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
It is in the active voice.
What the difference between active voice and passive voice?
Active voice is when the subject of a sentence does the action. Passive voice is when the subject of a sentence receives the action. A sentence that has passive voice usually has the word by in it and the verb has a form of be in it and is in the past tense.
8 What is the difference between active and passive voice?
In the active voice the subject of the sentence is the 'doer' of the action of the verb. In the passive voice the subject of the sentence is the 'recipient' of the action of the verb. 'The girl drank the lemonade' (active). 'The lemonade was drunk by the girl' (passive).
Will you marry me change it passive?
"Will you marry me" can be changed to passive voice as "Will I be married by you." In the passive voice sentence, the subject of the active voice becomes the object of the passive voice, and the object of the active voice becomes the subject of the passive voice.
What is the difference between passive voice and compound nominal predicate?
The passive voice applies to a verb and its clause; the compound nominal predicate is the verb and its qualifiers which may be in the active or passive voice.
