Passive and active I want understand

ACTIVE VOICE;

subject + verb + object

EXAMPLE;

David eats an apple

PASSIVE VOICE;

object + verb + by + subject

EXAMPLE;

An apple is eaten by David

Explanation:

In active voice the subject acts upon the verb.

In passive voice subject is the recipient of verbs action

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).