Tense defines action within time, when the verb happens. Voice defines the relationship between subject and verb, who does what. Active, passive and “to be” verbs have different effects for ...

The online column titled, guide to grammar.org. provides these examples: Active: “The executive committee (do-ers) approved the new policy.” (receiver) Passive: “The new policy (receiver) was approved ...

Let’s look at some examples of active and passive voice: Passive voice: The visitor was stopped by the security guard. Active voice: The security guard stopped the intruder. In the passive voice ...

Active voice keeps readers interested and engaged. You can use Microsoft Word features to find passive verbs, and even entire passive sentences, while you compose your documents.

Paul tells us to “be filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18), and we all nod approvingly. It sounds like the sort of thing we should do. But think about it for a moment, and it can sound rather ...

The study aims to investigate the extent to which sampling contexts (e.g., free play, picture description, story telling) affect children's use of English tense markers (e.g., past tense -ed, be verbs ...