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29 Feb 2012, 11:28
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Hi,
I am noob to the club... Into the 2nd Week, and starting on weakest section - Verbal
Passive : It has been decided by Jason that he will not attend college.
Active : Jason has decided not to attend college.
Guess:Jason decided not to attend college.(I am trying to find the subtle difference b/w the active sentences)
I reckon, the time of action in the above sentences. But doubtful... Asking this to clear the grey zone.
Also, Can there be passive of my Guessed sentence?
I am noob to the club... Into the 2nd Week, and starting on weakest section - Verbal
Passive : It has been decided by Jason that he will not attend college.
Active : Jason has decided not to attend college.
Guess:Jason decided not to attend college.(I am trying to find the subtle difference b/w the active sentences)
I reckon, the time of action in the above sentences. But doubtful... Asking this to clear the grey zone.
Also, Can there be passive of my Guessed sentence?
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29 Feb 2012, 11:44
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A lot of times if the sentence has this setup "verb 'by' subject" then it is passive. For instance, in your "guess" sentence, the passive voice would be "It was decided by Jason not to attend college"
Just remember, passive voice isn't necessarily wrong by GMAT standards, but it is a good way to pick between two right answers. SC is about picking the "best" answer. If there is a less wordy, or not passive sentence, that one will be right over a word/passive sentence. Passive voice is RARELY correct on the GMAT, and would only be correct in the toughest of SC questions. If you see the passive voice in a sentence, it would be pretty safe to cross it off.
Also, if you see the word "being" in a sentence, that sentence is wrong 95% of the time.
Just remember, passive voice isn't necessarily wrong by GMAT standards, but it is a good way to pick between two right answers. SC is about picking the "best" answer. If there is a less wordy, or not passive sentence, that one will be right over a word/passive sentence. Passive voice is RARELY correct on the GMAT, and would only be correct in the toughest of SC questions. If you see the passive voice in a sentence, it would be pretty safe to cross it off.
Also, if you see the word "being" in a sentence, that sentence is wrong 95% of the time.
29 Feb 2012, 19:34
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Be + past participle forms a passive.
BE taken several forms: is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being
The war was won by love. : Here past tense "be", i.e. was + past particple "won" indicate that this sentence is passive.
Active form can be: Love won the war.
In the passive sentence what follows "by" is the doer of that action. You can keep the doer or remove it. The above sentence can be written as:
The war was won.
When you remove the doer, you are hiding the agency who did the action, but still the sentence remains in passive form.
Therefore, to test whether a sentence is active or passive, check for the "be" + past participle.
BE taken several forms: is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being
The war was won by love. : Here past tense "be", i.e. was + past particple "won" indicate that this sentence is passive.
Active form can be: Love won the war.
In the passive sentence what follows "by" is the doer of that action. You can keep the doer or remove it. The above sentence can be written as:
The war was won.
When you remove the doer, you are hiding the agency who did the action, but still the sentence remains in passive form.
Therefore, to test whether a sentence is active or passive, check for the "be" + past participle.
