Who did it, or what was done: changing active sentences to passive. · about 15 minutes
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What is it? In the active voice, the subject does the action: Ravi painted the wall. In the passive voice, the subject receives the action: The wall was painted (by Ravi).
Why does it matter? The passive is useful when the doer is unknown or less important than what happened: "My bicycle was stolen!" "Rice is grown in Thanjavur."
Where do we use it? News ("The bridge was opened yesterday"), science ("The water is heated") and notices ("Shoes are not allowed").
In this lesson you will:
