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 dog chased the cat.'

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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 cat was chased by the dog.'

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

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Active Voice

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

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Passive Voice

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When is it appropriate to use Active Voice?

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Active voice is often used for clarity and directness, making sentences more engaging.

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When is it appropriate to use Passive Voice?

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Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action or the recipient of the action rather than the doer.

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Convert to Passive Voice: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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'The lesson is explained by the teacher.'

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Convert to Active Voice: 'The homework was completed by the students.'

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'The students completed the homework.'

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What is the effect of using Passive Voice in writing?

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It can create a sense of formality or objectivity, but may also lead to vagueness.

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

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Passive Voice