Active and Passive Voice Flashcard

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What is the active voice?

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

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What is the passive voice?

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

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

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To change a sentence from passive to active voice, identify the subject and the action, then rewrite the sentence so that the subject performs the action. For example, 'The letter was written by Sarah' becomes 'Sarah wrote the letter.'

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What is an example of a passive voice sentence?

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An example of a passive voice sentence is 'The book was read by the teacher.'

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What is an example of an active voice sentence?

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An example of an active voice sentence is 'The teacher read the book.'

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What is the subject in a passive voice sentence?

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In a passive voice sentence, the subject is the receiver of the action. For example, in 'The cake was baked by my mom,' 'the cake' is the subject.

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What is the object in an active voice sentence?

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In an active voice sentence, the object is the receiver of the action performed by the subject. For example, in 'My mom baked the cake,' 'the cake' is the object.

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Identify the voice: 'The song was sung by her.'

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This sentence is in passive voice.

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Identify the voice: 'He plays soccer.'

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This sentence is in active voice.

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What is the passive voice of 'They built a sandcastle'?

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The passive voice is 'A sandcastle was built by them.'