05 Active Passive Voice
05 Active Passive Voice
05 Active Passive Voice
When you exonerate someone, you clear a person of an accusation and any
suspicion that goes along with it.
Exculpate usually refers more directly to clearing the charges against
someone.
REDRESS – remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation)
VINDICATE – clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
"hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict”
vindicate is to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism.
ABSOLVE – declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
Error
SampleSpotting
Questions
1. Nurses' experience in caring (a) for cancer
patients in pain (b) may be influenced their
attitudes (c) toward pain management(d). No
Error (e)
Nurses' experience in caring (a) for cancer
patients in pain (b) may influence their
attitudes (c) toward pain management(d). No
Error (e)
Error
SampleSpotting
Questions
2. Looking at the overcast sky (a), the proposed
trip was cancelled by the Principal (b) and
informed the students (c) that a new date would
be announced soon (d). No error (e).
Looking at the overcast sky (a), the principal
cancelled the proposed trip (b) and informed
the students (c) that a new date would be
announced soon (d). No error (e).
Sentence Correction
Sample Question
On entering the stadium, cheers greeted them as a sign of universal
approval of their great achievement.
Sample Question
A thoroughly frightened child was seen by her cowering in the corner of the room.
a. A thoroughly frightened child was seen by her cowering in the corner of the room.
b. Cowering in the corner of the room a thoroughly frightened child was seen by her.
c. She saw, cowering in the corner of the room, a thoroughly frightened child
d. A thoroughly frightened child, cowering in the corner of the room, was seen by her.
e. She saw a thoroughly frightened child who was cowering in the corner of the room.
You must have seen that the verb form changes when you switch from active to
passive voice.
Do not disturb the tense while converting from one voice to the other
Active voice is often stronger than the passive voice and is preferred, generally
in MCQ
The GMAT favors the active voice.
Sentences written in the passive voice can still be correct, though, if every
other choice has a grammatical flaw.
Passive voice is used in Academic writing