Active vs. Passive Voice

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What is Active Voice?

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Active voice is a sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb. For example, 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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What is Passive Voice?

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Passive voice is a sentence structure where the subject receives the action of the verb. For example, 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'

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Identify the voice: 'He found the resources to succeed.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'I hate homework.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'Barack Obama was elected president in 2008.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The money was stolen yesterday.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The game will be canceled if not enough players show up.'

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Passive 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 does the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

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Give an example of a sentence in Active Voice.

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'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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Give an example of a sentence in Passive Voice.

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'The lesson was explained by the teacher.'