Active and passive voice convey different meanings from "summary" of English Grammar for Today by Geoffrey Leech,Margaret Deuchar,Robert Hoogenraad
The way in which a sentence is structured - whether in the active or passive voice - can have a significant impact on the meaning and emphasis conveyed to the reader. The active voice typically places the emphasis on the subject of the sentence, highlighting the entity performing the action. In contrast, the passive voice shifts the focus onto the object of the action, downplaying the importance of the subject.
For example, consider the following sentences: "The dog chased the cat" (active voice) and "The cat was chased by the dog" (passive voice). In the active voice sentence, the emphasis is on the dog as the one performing the action of chasing. On the other hand, in the passive voice sentence, the focus is on the cat as the recipient of the action, with the dog being mentioned as an afterthought.
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