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Active and Passive Voice An action of a subject, in relation to an object, is expressed in two ways. These two ways of expressing action of a subject are known as voices. Active Voice, example → Mom read the novel in one day Passive Voice, example → The novel was read by Mom in one day The structure of same sentence changes when expressed as active or passive voice, but the meaning of a sentence, either expressed as active or passive voice, remains the same. The difference between active and passive voice In the active voice, the subject and verb relationship is straightforward: the subject is a do-er. In the passive voice, the subject of the sentence is not a do-er. It is shown with by + do-er or is not shown in the sentence. When to use active and passive voice Passive voice is used when the action is the focus, not the subject. It is not important (or not known) who does the action.  Example : The window is broken....

REPORTED SPEECH Reported speech is when you tell somebody else what you or a person said before. Distinction must be made between direct and reported speech. Statement Reporting statement; when transforming statement, check wether you have to change: 1.        Pronouns (you have to change the pronoun depending on who says) 2.        Tenses 3.        Place and time expression example: She says, “my dad likes roast chiken.” Change to → She says that her dad likes roast chiken. Table of Tenses Present Simple “ I like ice cream” She says that she liked ice cream Present continuous “ I am living in London” She says that she was living in London Past simple “ I bought a car” She said that she had bought a car Past continuous “ I was walking along the street” She said that she had been walking along the...