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Sentences where the subject does an action are known to be in the active voice, whereas sentences in which the
subject receives an action are known to be in the passive voice.
Let’s check a few more sentences.

Active Voice Passive Voice
Misha changed the flat tire. The flat tire was changed by Misha.
I will clean the shop every Tuesday. The shop will be cleaned by me every Tuesday.

Anshu painted the entire academy. The entire academy was painted by Anshu.
Sentence Structures

There are five primary sentence structures in English.
Simple Sentence
A simple sentence is made up of a single clause containing one subject and one predicate. It expresses a complete
thought.
For example:

u They rested when evening came. u The cow jumped over the Moon.

u The Moon shone bright. u I hate loud music.
u Sheela went to the store alone.
In the above sentences, all the highlighted groups of words are predicates.
Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is formed when two independent clauses are joined together by a coordinating conjunction
like ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’ etc.
For example:

u The day was very hot. We went for a long swim.
The day was very hot and we went for a long swim.
u Arjun may come this evening. He may come tomorrow morning.
Arjun may come this evening or he may come tomorrow morning.

In above sentences, the coordinating conjunctions highlighted join the two principal clauses. Each sentence is
made up of two independent clauses. One is joined by the conjunction ‘and’ the other by the conjunction ‘or’.

Each part (clause) contains a subject and a predicate of its own. Each clause is independent and has meaning of
its own.

There are seven coordinating conjunctions.

for and nor but or yet so
Complex Sentence
A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
For example:

u You should consult Dr. Sharma because he specialises in medicine.
u We left the car in the parking lot while we went about our shopping.

u My sister and I could be mistaken for twins though I am a little taller.
u Let us leave before the crowd gets unruly.
In the above sentences, the highlighted words are subordinating conjunctions.

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