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 verbal in the sentence: 'Running is fun.'

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The verbal is 'Running', which is a gerund.

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What is a Gerund?

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A Gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. For example, 'Swimming is my favorite sport.'

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What is a Participle?

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A Participle is a verb form that can function as an adjective. For example, 'The broken window needs to be fixed.'

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Identify the gerund in the sentence: 'I enjoy reading books.'

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The gerund is 'reading'.

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What is the 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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Identify the voice: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'

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This sentence is in Passive Voice.

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

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This sentence is in Active Voice.

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What is an Infinitive?

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An Infinitive is the base form of a verb, often preceded by 'to'. For example, 'to run'.