ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

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What is the definition of 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 the definition of 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: 'Bongbong Marcos won the presidential election.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The entire house was painted by George.'

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Passive Voice

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What is the main difference between Active and Passive Voice?

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In active voice, the subject performs the action; in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

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Provide an example of a sentence in Active Voice.

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'Anna submitted her assignment to her teacher.'

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Provide an example of a sentence in Passive Voice.

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'The book was read by the entire class.'

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How can you change a sentence from Active to Passive Voice?

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To change from active to passive voice, make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence and use a form of 'to be' plus the past participle of the verb.

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What is the structure of an Active Voice sentence?

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Subject + Verb + Object (e.g., 'The dog (subject) barks (verb) at the mailman (object).')

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What is the structure of a Passive Voice sentence?

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Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent) (e.g., 'The letter (subject) was written (verb) by John (agent).')