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grammar
Active vs. Passive
Passive
Active Voice Passive Voice
A sentence is in the active voice when A sentence is in the passive voice
the subject (the doer of the subject when the object (the receiver of
appears at the beginning of the the object appears at the beginning
sentence, before the verb. of a sentence, before the verb.
Example: Mr. Pote scolded James Example: James was scolded by
just now. Mr. Pote
John paints the gate.
The gate is painted by John.
Mona will paint the gate.
The gate will be painted by Mona.
Common Errors
The food cooked by my maid. The food is cooked by my maid.
The speech will give by me. The speech will be given by me.
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