Determine Active Passive Part-II
VOICE (ACTIVE AND PASSIVE)
Voice is the branch of grammar which studies the form that the verb takes in a sentence to determine the status of the subject and the object.
Voice can be studied in Active and Passive.
1) Active Voice : A verb is said to be in the Active Voice when its subject acts or when the emphasis is on the doer or the subject.
Example:
Harry sang a song.
Here, the subject Harry is acting.
2) Passive Voice : A verb is in the Passive Voice when the subject is being acted upon or when the emphasis is on the object or the work done.
Example:
A song was sung by Harry.
Here, the subject is being acted upon.
Determine whether the given sentences in the following quiz is in Active Voice or Passie Voice.
All the best for the Quiz!
Let the door be opened.
Take care of the old man.
It is said that she is a liar.
You are advised to work hard.
The instructions ought to be followed carefully.
You might help him.
I saw him turning the key.
I will have written a book.
I was eating this egg.
Let the cattle be driven away.
