Active Passive Voice Practice

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What is active voice?

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Active voice is when the subject of the sentence performs the action.

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What is passive voice?

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Passive voice is when the subject of the sentence receives the action.

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How do you change a sentence from passive voice to active voice?

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Identify the subject performing the action and restructure the sentence to reflect that.

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Identify whether the following sentence is active or passive: 'The computers were shipped early in September.'

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Passive voice.

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Identify whether the following sentence is active or passive: 'Jane's mother rejected the idea to eat ice cream for dinner.'

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Active voice.

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What is the main difference between active and passive voice?

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The main difference is that in active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

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Provide an example of a sentence in active voice.

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The dog chased the ball.

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Provide an example of a sentence in passive voice.

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The ball was chased by the dog.

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What is a common indicator that a sentence is in passive voice?

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The use of a form of the verb 'to be' followed by a past participle.

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How can you identify the subject in an active voice sentence?

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The subject is usually the doer of the action and is typically found at the beginning of the sentence.