Thursday, January 22, 2015

*ACTIVE vs. PASSIVE*

Write two sentences using the word seek.

In the first sentence, use the word in the active voice; in the second sentence, use it in the passive voice.

5 comments:

Yosua Cervantes. said...

Active.
My sister is seeking her purse.

Passive.
Her purse is being sought by my sister.

AndrewS155 said...

Active Voice:
Greg will seek the answer.

Passive Voice:
The answer will be sought by Greg.

JefersonC155 said...

Active voice: I am seeking for the committee to make the decision.

Passive voice: The decision was sought by the committee.

SofiaM ENGL 189 said...

Active voice:
My sister Amelia seeks the answers to her skin inflammation in medical books.

Passive voice:
Answers to her skin inflammation are sought in medical books by my sister Amelia.

Michael said...

Well done.

But, Jeferson, since "seeking" is a transitive verb, your first sentence should not have a preposition before "the committee".