Active and 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: 'The dog barked at the stranger.'

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Active

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Identify the voice: 'The book was read by the student.'

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Passive

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What is the main difference between Active and Passive Voice?

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In active voice, the subject does the action; 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.'

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Identify the voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

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Active

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Identify the voice: 'A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.'

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Passive

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What is a key indicator of Passive Voice?

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Look for forms of 'to be' (is, are, was, were) followed by a past participle.