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Old 31-Mar-2004, 09:45
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I'm confused about active and passive voice. I understand what it is, but i still don't know when to apply it to a text. For example, is the phrase " But witnesses said they did not think the crash was the subject of the argument between the two men" active or passive? Katherine.
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It's active- in the passive, you could say 'witnesses said the crash was not thought to be the subject...'
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