Identifying Correct Speech/Voice from MCQs Active/Passive and Narration: Active and passive voice are two important grammatical structures that can be us...
Active/Passive and Narration:
Active and passive voice are two important grammatical structures that can be used to express the same idea in different ways.
Active Voice:
The subject performs the action.
Example: The dog plays with its toys.
Passive Voice:
The subject receives the action.
Example: The cake was baked by my grandmother.
Narration:
A story or account is told.
Example: The movie narrated the events of the war.
Identifying Correct Speech/Voice:
Pay attention to the pronouns used in the question.
The pronoun can be a subject, object, or possessive determiner.
For example:
Who wrote the book? (Subject)
The teacher gave us a test. (Object)
She lost her keys, so she couldn't go out. (Possessive)
The correct voice is usually the one that matches the subject.
For example:
Active voice: The dog plays with its toys.
Passive voice: The cake was baked by my grandmother.
Remember:
Active voice usually uses a transitive verb, while passive voice uses a intransitive verb.
Use the correct pronoun and voice to ensure your sentence is grammatically correct.
Practice:
Read the following passages and identify the correct speech/voice:
The dog chased the cat around the park.
The chef cooked the dinner.
The children played a game of hide-and-seek.
The teacher presented the new book to the students.
Additional Tips:
Use context clues to determine the subject and voice.
Pay attention to the tense used in the question.
Practice identifying the correct speech/voice with different sentences and examples