Active/Passive
What is the difference between active and passive voice?
In active voice, the sentence's subject performs the action on the action's target. In passive voice, the target of the action is the main focus, and the verb acts upon the subject.
Ex: The cat was chasing the mouse. In this sentence, 'the cat' is the subject, 'was chasing' is the verb and 'the mouse' is the object. Passive voice: The mouse was being chased by the cat.
Whats the difference between denotation and connotation?
Denotation is when you mean what you say, literally. Connotation is created when you mean something else, something that might be initially hidden. Connotation can also be a suggested meaning that bring up positive or negative feelings.
Is the following sentence active or passive voice?
The dog chases the ball.
Active voice
Which sentence is denotation?
Red rose is the symbol of love and desire.
Red rose is a red flower bore by a thorny shrub.
Red rose is a red flower bore by a thorny shrub.
Rewrite this sentence to make it passive.
I do my homework.
My homework is done.
What is the difference between 3rd person limited and 3rd person omniscient.
3rd person limited is where the narrator tells the story from the perspective of a single protagonist, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he. 3rd omniscient is when a narrator is all-seeing and all-knowing. While the narration outside of any one character, the narrator may occasionally access the consciousness of a few or many different characters.
Which is passive voice?
I am eating diner.
The diner is being eaten by me.
The diner is being eaten by me.
Which sentence is NOT active.
He had watched a movie.
Curiosity killed the cat.
The cake was eaten.
The dog ate the biscuits.
The cake was eaten.