Thursday, May 8, 2014

Can you please rephrase this sentence using passive voice? The voter has cast the vote.

Active voice: The voter has cast the
vote.


Passive voice: The vote
has been cast by the voter.


In a sentence
using active voice, the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed by the
verb.


The voter has cast
the vote.


The subject,
voter, cast, or placed, the
vote.


Here's another example of active voice: The
girl rode her
bike.


In a sentence using passive voice, the subject is
acted upon or receives the action expressed by the
verb.


The vote has been
cast
by the voter.


The subject,
vote, receives the action of being cast
by the voter.


Here's another example of
passive voice: The boat was driven by
the tall boy.


Active voice is generally considered more
direct and concise but passive voice is often used in scientific or scholarly
writing.

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