They stand for the two polar opposite outlooks on the same incident.

The sense and focus of passive sentences are the opposite of active ones. Passive sentences are often used in English to overcome the monotonous use of regular sentence formation in speech and writing. Passive voice is precisely used to express the other side of the story. The Objects of the sentences above are being affected by the subject or the one taking the actions. All the latest movies are watched by me.The book I was looking for was given to me by Rina.Something will be found by him in time.Passive Sentence Structure: Object + Verb + Preposition + Subject The events in the passive sentences are described from the objectвЂ™s side. Passive Voices are the types of sentences where the object of the sentence comes into focus and what is being done to it (by the subject) is the agenda. Without the reference to the Passive Voice, it is rather hard to understand the Active Voice properly. This is how Sentences are naturally constructed in the English language. They use verbs as per the respective tenses of the sentences. Subjects are the ones in focus in the sentences in the Active Voice above.

Rina gave me the book I was looking for.The subject of the sentence is the performer of the task in the Active Voices.ДЄctive Sentence Structure: Subject + Verb + Object For example, the sentence вЂњI am walking the dogвЂќ is in active voice, but it uses the verb вЂњam,вЂќ which is a form of вЂњto be.вЂќ The passive form of that sentence is вЂњThe dog is being walked by me.Active Voices are sentences where the Action Verbs act directly for the Nouns / Pronouns, which means the Subjects of the sentence perform these actions directly. This will often be the passive voice.ДЄ common error is that sentences that contain the verb вЂњto beвЂќ are in the passive voice, but that isnвЂ™t always true. If youвЂ™re not sure whether the sentence is active or passive, one clue is to look for the words вЂњвЂ¦was _ byвЂ¦вЂќ.

It is also effective if you do not know who did the action.ДЄ news story might say, вЂњThe bank was robbed last nightвЂќ, rather than вЂњSomeone robbed the bank last night.вЂќ The focus is on the bank, rather than the unknown person who robbed it.ДЄnother use of the passive voice is to take the focus off of the person who did something, a tactic sometimes used in the media or by a politician.В For academic writing вЂ“ and especially for business writing вЂ“ it is much better to use the active voice because the message will be clear to the reader. However, the passive voice can be effective if you want to create a sense of mystery in your sentence or focus on the receiver of the action rather than the doer. Writing in the passive voice can sometimes sound awkward and unclear, while at the same time being wordy. Sentences written in the active voice are often easier to understand because they are easier to visualize. In the above example, the subject of the sentence is the essay. In passive sentences, the thing receiving the action becomes the subject.ДЇor example: The essay was written by Katrina. In active sentences, the subject of the sentence is doing the action to the object.ДЇor example: Katrina finished the history assignment. Knowing the difference between the active and passive voice can have a positive impact on your writing. By Jessica Messerer-Trosin and Chris Lindsay

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