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There are two ways of expressing an action by using a transitive verbRead the following sentences: 1. Magesh killed a rat. 2. A rat was killed by Magesh. |
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Answer» These two sentences have the same meaning. These are simply two different ways of saying the same thing. There is, however, a shift in stress on the agent and also a change in the form of the verb. In sentence (i), the subject ‘Magesh ’ is the ‘doer’ of the action. It acts or is active. So the verb ’’killed’’ is in an active voice. In sentence (ii), the subject ’A rat’ is the ‘receiver’ of action. It suffers the action done by someone else (Magesh, in this case). It is acted upon. So the verb ‘ was killed’ is in the passive voice. |
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