The active voice is used when the agent (i.e, the doer of the action) is to be made prominent. The passive voice is used when… Continue reading

Read the following sentences: He is writing a letter. (Active) A letter is being written by him. (Passive) You will have noticed that the verb… Continue reading

Read the following sentences: The boy killed the spider. The spider was killed by the boy. As you can probably see both sentences express the… Continue reading

Incorrect: I had been to New York recently. Correct: I went to New York recently. Incorrect: I had written to him last week. Correct: I… Continue reading