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: 'The book was read by the student.'

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Passive voice.

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Identify the voice: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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Active voice.

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

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Identify the subject and the action, then rewrite the sentence so the subject performs the action. For example, 'The homework was completed by Matt.' becomes 'Matt completed the homework.'

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What is an example of a sentence in active voice?

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'The dog barked at the stranger.'

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What is an example of a sentence in passive voice?

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'The cake was eaten by the children.'

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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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Change to active voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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'The choir sang the song.'

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Change to passive voice: 'The chef cooked the meal.'

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'The meal was cooked by the chef.'