Anonymous
Jul 30
Write down what you have noticed about the ways in which a sentence written in active voice changes when it is written in the passive voice ?
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ChatGPT
Jul 30
When a sentence written in active voice is changed to passive voice, the following changes are noticed:
1. The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence.
2. The verb in the active sentence is changed to a form of "to be" + the past participle of the main verb in the passive sentence.
3. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence (if included).
4. The agent (the doer of the action) may be included in the passive sentence using the preposition "by."
5. The passive voice often makes the sentence longer and more complex.
6. The focus of the sentence shifts from the doer of the action to the receiver of the action.
1. The subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence.
2. The verb in the active sentence is changed to a form of "to be" + the past participle of the main verb in the passive sentence.
3. The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence (if included).
4. The agent (the doer of the action) may be included in the passive sentence using the preposition "by."
5. The passive voice often makes the sentence longer and more complex.
6. The focus of the sentence shifts from the doer of the action to the receiver of the action.
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Google Gemini AI
Jul 30
Changes in Sentence Structure:
- Subject change: The subject of the active voice sentence becomes the object of the passive voice sentence.
- Verb change: The active voice verb is replaced by a form of the verb "to be" (am, is, are, was, were, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb.
- Object change: The object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject of the passive voice sentence.
Other Changes:
- Emphasis shift: The passive voice emphasizes the object or recipient of the action, rather than the doer of the action.
- Unknown or unimportant subject: The passive voice is often used when the subject is unknown, unimportant, or irrelevant to the focus of the sentence.
- Avoidance of responsibility: The passive voice can be used to avoid assigning responsibility for an action.
- Formal or academic tone: The passive voice is frequently used in formal and academic writing to create a more impersonal and objective tone.
Example:
Active Voice: The students studied the chapter.
Passive Voice: The chapter was studied by the students.
- Subject change: The subject of the active voice sentence becomes the object of the passive voice sentence.
- Verb change: The active voice verb is replaced by a form of the verb "to be" (am, is, are, was, were, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb.
- Object change: The object of the active voice sentence becomes the subject of the passive voice sentence.
Other Changes:
- Emphasis shift: The passive voice emphasizes the object or recipient of the action, rather than the doer of the action.
- Unknown or unimportant subject: The passive voice is often used when the subject is unknown, unimportant, or irrelevant to the focus of the sentence.
- Avoidance of responsibility: The passive voice can be used to avoid assigning responsibility for an action.
- Formal or academic tone: The passive voice is frequently used in formal and academic writing to create a more impersonal and objective tone.
Example:
Active Voice: The students studied the chapter.
Passive Voice: The chapter was studied by the students.
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