English Preparation

Active voice is a structure of a sentence where the doer is the subject that performs the action expressed by the verb. Here, the emphasis will be on the doer, making the sentence clear and direct.

For example, Siya was riding a bicycle. Here the emphasis is on Siya instead of on the bicycle.

Active voice occurs when the subject performs an action. While on the other hand, passive voice occurs when the subject receives the action.  Normally it is recommended to use active voice in writing, as sentences get complicated in passive voice.

To convert a sentence from active to passive voice, we first need to make the object of the active voice sentence the subject, then convert the sentence as per active-passive rules mentioned on the page above.  There are some exceptions also which we need to keep in mind while converting a sentence from active to passive voice.

Students who want to master the active and passive voice topics are advised to follow the questions mentioned on this page to practise. It will help them to develop an understanding about the active and passive topic. 

While the subject and predicate are important to sentence structure in both spoken and written English, they may be less formally emphasized in spoken language, especially in casual conversation. However, in written English, the subject and predicate are more clearly defined and often form the foundation of clear and concise writing.

Here are some books to study Subject and Predicate in detail:

Here are some examples:

President Obama was a successful leader.

Subject: President Obama

Predicate: was a successful leader

The dog is sitting on the table.

Simple subject: Dog

Simple predicate: sitting on table  

Subject and Predicate are crucial parts of a sentence, that bring clarity and meaning in communication. The subject identifies who or what the sentence is about, while the predicate explains what the subject does or is. Thus, understanding about these two is important for effective writing, and clear comprehension.

Determiners were included under adjectives in traditional grammar, however, in modern grammar, determiners are a separate word class, not part of the classic eight parts of speech, but equally important. There are seven types of determiners in the English Language. In older or school-level grammar, determiners (like the, a, this, some, every) were grouped under adjectives because they come before nouns and modify them. 

Following are the tips to quickly identify the part of speech of a word:

• Words ending in -ly are often adverbs such as quickly, commonly, absolutely, etc.
• If a word can be replaced and the sentence still makes sense, it's likely a pronoun.
• If adding “do” can make sense around it, it's likely a verb.
• Removing a word without breaking the sentence generally means it's an adjective.