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VOICE
VOICES OF VERB
In traditional grammar, voices of verb is defined as
the quality of verb that indicates whether its subject
voice.
WHAT IS AN ACTIVE
VOICE?
subject.
The thing that the subject does something to ( the
direct object) comes after the verb.
Subject--Verb--object
WHAT IS A PASSIVE
VOICE?
The subject (the one who does the action) is placed after the
subject, usually in a prepositional phrase.
In fact, sometimes the subject is hidden or not even mentioned.
STEPS ON HOW TO
CONVERT ACTIVE TO
PASSIVE
STEPS ON HOW TO
CONVERT PASSIVE TO
ACTIVE
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
I ate a piece of chocolate cake.
The librarian read the book to the students.
The money was stolen.
They are paid on Fridays.
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