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 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 fire prevention report was drafted by Edward.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The doctor visited her patients in the hospital.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'Josephine dedicated her life to serve her husband.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'Bea’s chin underwent a medical procedure yesterday.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The king ordered the arrest of lawless citizens.'

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Active Voice

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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 action the subject of the sentence and use a form of 'to be' + past participle of the verb. For example, 'The chef cooked the meal.' becomes 'The meal was cooked by the chef.'

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

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To change from Passive to Active voice, identify the doer of the action and make it the subject of the sentence. For example, 'The book was read by Maria.' becomes 'Maria read the book.'

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What is the main difference between Active and Passive voice?

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The main difference is that in Active voice, the subject performs the action, while in Passive voice, the subject receives the action.