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In passive sentences the doer of the verb is not usually given. Or if it is given then it is - by + noun
, this is called the agent eg
The mouse was chased by the cat
.
The agent becomes the subject of an active sentence eg:
The cat
chased the mouse.
Passive sentences are used if it is not important who or what does the action. eg
The Mona Lisa was painted in the 16th century. -- passive
When describing a process passive is used because it may not be know who or what does the action eg
Tea is picked
in the early morning. Then it is taken
to the drying shed.
Active sentences usually show who or what did the action of the verb eg
Jon ate the cake.
This sentence tells us who did the action of the verb ate
= Jon
Jon is called the subject, the cake is the object. Active sentences have the form subject + verb + object.
The teacher has marked the essays. - active
The essays have been marked. (by the teacher) - passive
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