Call my neighbor immediately. (Convert the sentence into passive voice)
Let my neighbor be called immediately
The marks out of 50 obtained by 100 students in a test are given below:
Marks obtained | 20 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 43 |
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Number of students | 6 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Find: \(3\text{ mode} - 2\text{ median}\)
Find the missing number from the given alternatives.
6 | 10 | 14 |
9 | 15 | 21 |
12 | 20 | ? |
The National Emblem of India has been adopted from the capital of King _______ which was situated in _______.
”The British element is gone, but they have left the mischief behind”
It is no use saying that we ask for separate electorates, because it is good for us. We have heard it long enough. We have heard it for years, and as a result of this agitation we are now a separate nation ... Can you show me one free country where there are separate electorates? If so, I shall be prepared to accept it. But in this unfortunate country if this separate electorate is going to be persisted in, even after the division of the country, woe betide the country; it is not worth living in. Therefore, I say, it is not for my good alone, it is for your own good that I say it, forget the past. One day, we may be united ... The British element is gone, but they have left the mischief behind. We do not want to perpetuate that mischief. (Hear, hear). When the British introduced this element they had not expected that they will have to go so soon. They wanted it for their easy administration. That is all right. But they have left the legacy behind. Are we to get out of it or not?
Charkha
What I object to, is the craze for machinery as such. The craze is for what they call labour-saving machinery. Men go on ”saving labour”, till thousands are without work and thrown on the open streets to die of starvation. I want to save time and labour, not for a fraction of mankind, but for all; I want the concentration of wealth, not in the hands of few, but in the hands of all. YOUNG INDIA, 13 NOVEMBER 1924 Khaddar does not seek to destroy all machinery but it does regulate its use and check its weedy growth. It uses machinery for the service of the poorest in their own cottages. The wheel is itself an exquisite piece of machinery. YOUNG INDIA, 17 MARCH 1927
Passive voice is a grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence receives the action expressed by the verb. It is the opposite of active voice, where the subject performs the action. While active voice is generally preferred for its clarity and directness, passive voice has its own uses and advantages in specific contexts.
In passive voice, the subject of the sentence is typically the receiver of the action, and the verb is in the passive form, which is usually formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb "to be" along with the past participle of the main verb. For example, in the sentence "The letter was written by her," the subject "The letter" receives the action "was written."
Passive voice is often used when the doer of the action is unknown, unimportant, or intentionally omitted from the sentence. It can be employed to shift the focus from the doer to the receiver of the action, to emphasize the object or the result of the action. Passive voice can also be used to create a more formal or impersonal tone, or to tactfully avoid assigning blame or responsibility.
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For example, consider the active voice sentence "The company fired John." In passive voice, it can be rewritten as "John was fired by the company." The passive construction focuses on John as the receiver of the action rather than the company as the doer.
While passive voice can be useful in certain situations, it is important to be mindful of its potential drawbacks. Passive voice can sometimes lead to ambiguity, lack of clarity, or verbosity. It may also weaken the impact or directness of a sentence.
It is generally recommended to use active voice whenever possible, as it tends to result in clearer and more concise communication. However, understanding passive voice and its appropriate usage allows for flexibility and effectiveness in writing and expression