Graded Lessons in English an Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Alonzo Reed;Brainerd Kellogg
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DEFINITIONS. +_Voice_ is that modification of the transitive verb which shows whether the subject names the _actor_ or the _thing acted upon_+. +The _Active Voice_ shows that the subject names the actor+. +The _Passive Voice_ shows that the subject names the thing acted upon+. In each of the following sentences, change the _voice_ of the verb without changing the meaning of the sentence. Note the other changes that occur in the sentence. The industrious bees gather honey from the flowers. The storm drove the vessel against the rock. Our words should be carefully chosen. Death separates the dearest friends. His vices have weakened his mind and destroyed his health. True valor protects the feeble and humbles the oppressor. The Duke of Wellington, who commanded the English armies in the Peninsula, never lost a battle. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. Dr. Livingstone explored a large part of Africa. The English were conquered by the Normans. Name all the transitive verbs in Lessons 20 and 22, and give, their _voice_. |
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