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Active Voice and Passive Voice
Note the sentences given below.
| subject |
verb |
object |
| Teddy |
broke |
the
vase. |
| subject |
verb |
object |
| The
Vase |
was
broken |
by
Teddy. |
Both the above sentences have the same meaning. However,
there is an important difference.
In the first sentence, it is the subject (teddy), who is doing
the action, 'broke'.
When the subject is the doer of the action, the
verb is in the Active Voice.
In the second sentence, the subject (vase) is the receiver
of the action 'broken'.
When the subject is the receiver of the action,
the verb is in the Passive Voice.
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