Grammar: The Active and Passive Voices

Active and Passive Voices

Grammar: The Active and Passive Voices

The Active and Passive Voices Aside from having different tenses, verb phrases have two voices. These are the active and passive voices. When we use the active voice, the ‘doer’ of the action is the subject of the sentence. The ‘doer’ of the action is sometimes called the agent. For example: Manchester University employs people. (Present simple tense) People in India export cars. (Present simple…