Active and Passive voice

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What is the active voice?

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The 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 passive voice?

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The 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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How do you identify a sentence in passive voice?

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A sentence is in passive voice if it includes a form of 'to be' followed by a past participle, often with 'by' indicating the doer of the action.

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Convert this sentence to active voice: 'The book was read by Sarah.'

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Sarah read the book.

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Convert this sentence to passive voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

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A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

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What is a key indicator of passive voice in a sentence?

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The presence of the word 'by' often indicates passive voice, showing who performed the action.

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Identify the voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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Passive voice.

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Identify the voice: 'The dog barked at the stranger.'

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Active voice.

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What is the structure of a passive voice sentence?

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Passive voice typically follows the structure: Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent).

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What is the structure of an active voice sentence?

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Active voice typically follows the structure: Subject + verb + object.