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Let us understand using an example:
                                             My cousin brought us freshly-picked flowers.



                                                    Indirect object      Direct object

                 Some more examples are:

                                               Sentence                 Direct Object   Indirect Object

                                  He gave his son a present.            present         son
                                  The little boy drew his teacher a     picture         teacher
                                  picture.
                                  My sister bought me some              chocolates      me
                                  chocolates.


                 Types of Sentences—Classification II


                 Active and Passive Sentences
                 We use both active and passive sentences while speaking. How to distinguish between the two?


                                      Active Sentence                               Passive Sentence

                       Subject + verb + object                          Object + verb + subject

                       The subject performs the action on the object.   The subject is being acted upon.
                       Example: The lion killed the deer.               Example: The deer was killed by the lion.
                       Gargi sings lovely songs.                        Lovely songs are sung by Gargi.


                 Some more examples are:
                        Active Sentence                                   Passive Sentence
                 The cat killed the pigeon.                        The pigeon was killed by the cat.

                 Where did you buy this bag from?                  From where was this bag bought by you?
                 Jai made a cake.                                  A cake was made by Jai.

                 Active and Passive Voices

                 Sentences can be structured in two ways: active and passive voices. Understanding these voices helps improve
                 sentence structure and clarity in writing.

                 Active Voice: The subject of the sentence performs the action.
                 Example: "The cat chased the mouse."
                 (The subject "cat" is doing the action.)

                 Passive Voice: The subject of the sentence receives the action.
                 Example: "The mouse was chased by the cat".

                 (The subject "mouse" is receiving the action.)



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