We have learnt that nouns and verbs, as vital parts of speech, are necessary to form sentences. If nouns name persons or things, verbs show action. Sentences have objects and subjects, and can be active or passive. But what is the difference? Let's find out!
An active sentence is formed when the subject does an action and the object receives it. A passive sentence differs in that the subject receives the action rather than performs it. Active and passive verb forms help in giving emphasis to the subject or object. Let's examine the following sentence:
'The maid washes the dishes.’ Here ‘the maid’ is the subject performing the action, ‘washes’ is the verb and ‘the dishes’ is the object receiving the action. Here, the subject is performing the action and hence the sentence is an active sentence. Now let's look at this sentence: