Active/Passive Voice
"John waited for six hours and was told that he needed to wait 10 more hours."
If you had to categorize this sentence as a single type, would it be considered passive, active, or both?
Or would it not be considered as a single type?
Top answer
In my opinion, I consider it a mix of active and passive voice. " John waited for six hours ( Active ) and was told ( Passive ) that he needed to wait ten more hours. ( Active ) " Do you mean by a single type that you have to choose either active or passive?
- In my opinion, I consider it a mix of active and passive voice.
- " John waited for six hours ( Active ) and was told ( Passive ) that he needed to wait ten more hours.
- ( Active ) " Do you mean by a single type that you have to choose either active or passive?
- If so, I wouldn't choose one because I think the sentence includes both.
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In my opinion, I consider it a mix of active and passive voice.
"John waited for six hours (Active) and was told (Passive) that he needed to wait ten more hours. (Active)"
Do you mean by a single type that you have to choose either active or passive? If
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Voice (active or passive) is related to verbs.
Sentences with multiple full clauses can have many verbs. Each one needs to be considered separately.
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Why would you have to do that? Is your teacher asking you to do that?
Given the sentence "I have a cat and a dog", do you suppose someone would ask you to categorize that as "I have two cats" or "I have two dogs"?
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