Active and Passive Voice

The active voice is a sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb. For example, 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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.'

To change a sentence from passive to active voice, identify the subject, verb, and object, then rearrange the sentence so the subject performs the action. For example, 'The book was read by Maria' becomes 'Maria read the book.'

Passive voice.

Active voice.

A key indicator of passive voice is the use of a form of the verb 'to be' followed by a past participle, often accompanied by 'by' to indicate the doer of the action.

The choir sang the song.

A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

The subject is 'The dog'.

The object is 'homework'.