Active &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 subject in an Active Voice sentence.

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In an Active Voice sentence, the subject is the doer of the action. For example, in 'She reads a book,' 'She' is the subject.

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Identify 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 'A book was read by her,' 'A book' is the subject.

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What is the focus of Active Voice?

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The focus of Active Voice is on the subject performing the action.

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What is the focus of Passive Voice?

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The focus of Passive Voice is on the action itself or the recipient of the action.

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Convert this sentence to Passive Voice: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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The lesson was explained by the teacher.

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Convert this sentence to Active Voice: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'

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The children ate the cake.

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When is Passive Voice typically used?

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Passive Voice is typically used when the doer of the action is unknown or less important than the action itself.

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Provide an example of a sentence in Active Voice.

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'The dog barked at the stranger.'