What do you mean by Verb Voice? How many types of voice?

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Voice is the term used to indicated whether the subject is doing or receiving the action. Sentences meaning and emphasis are communicated through the proper use of verb voice. There are two voices of  verbs are active and passive.

1. Active Voice: When the subject of the sentence performs the action,the verb is in the active voice. In business communication the active voice usually is preferred because it is more direct and concise. Sentences that use verbs in the active voice identify the one performing the action.

- Upon returning from a business trip,  Lochan completed her expense report.
-Anita is applying for the sales manager's position.

2.Passive Voice: A verb is in the passive voice when the subject of the sentences receives the action. The passive voice is used sparingly in business communication. It is used when the subject is unknown or when the writer wants to soften the message to avoid making an accusation.

   Passive voice verbs require a form of be (is,am,are,was,were,been) as a helping verb, along with a past participle of the verb.Uses of verbs in the passive voice are shown in italics in the following examples:
-Hari was notified of his eviction by a process server.(Emphasis is on being notified rather than being evicted.)
-The list of applicants was reviewed by a hiring committee.(The main point is what was reviewed-the list of applicants-not by whom it was reviewed-ahiring committee).
-The books were audited before the merger.( A biased statement was avoided by not saying,"He audited the books before the merger.")

Changing the verb voice from active to passive does not change the verb tense from present to past.The tense in the passive voice is expressed by its auxiliary(helping) verb. The following examples show verbs(in italics) in the passive voice in several different tenses:
- Training sessions are offered each Thursday and Friday.(Passive voice,Present tense)
- The company offers training sessions each Thursday and Friday.(active voice, present tense)
-Training sessions were offered last summer.(passive voice,past tense)
-The company offered training sessions last summer.(active voice,past tense)
-Training sessions will be offered during the morning in the spring.(passive voice,future tense)
-The company will offer training sessions during the morning in the spring.(active voice,future tense).

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