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What is the difference between active and passive voice sentences in English writing?
What is the difference between active and passive voice sentences in English writing?
- Passive voice sentences are in the form of "A does B)" (correct)
- Both constructions are grammatically incorrect.
- Active voice sentences are in the form of "B is done by A)"
- Active and passive voice sentences are the same
Why is passive voice sometimes criticized?
Why is passive voice sometimes criticized?
- It is always grammatically incorrect.
- It reveals too much information about the person or thing performing the action.
- It "hides" who does the action. (correct)
- It is more difficult to understand than active voice
Which of the following statements about passive voice sentences is true?
Which of the following statements about passive voice sentences is true?
- They are never grammatically correct.
- They may not reveal who did the action. (correct)
- They always reveal who did the action.
- They are the preferred form of writing in English.
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Study Notes
- There are two voices in English writing: active and passive.
- Active voice sentences are in the form of "A does B."
- Passive voice sentences are in the form of "B is done by A."
- Both constructions are grammatically correct.
- Passive voice "hides" who does the action.
- The subject of the sentence is not the person or thing performing the action in passive voice.
- Passive voice has been warned against.
- Examples of passive voice sentences are given.
- Passive voice sentences are grammatically sound.
- Passive voice sentences may not reveal who did the action.
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