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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Identify the voice: 'My grandfather mailed a birthday gift to me.'

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Active voice.

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Identify the voice: 'Cricket is played in Australia.'

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Passive voice.

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Identify the voice: 'My mother baked some chocolate chip cookies for our family.'

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Active voice.

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Which sentence is in passive voice? 'Mom is fixing dinner right now.' or 'A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.'

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A grand slam home run was hit by the catcher.

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Identify the voice: 'The party invitation was received after the party!'

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Passive voice.

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What is a key characteristic of active voice sentences?

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The subject of the sentence performs the action.

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What is a key characteristic of passive voice sentences?

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The subject of the sentence receives the action.

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

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A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.