Active and Passive Voice

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What is the definition of 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 the definition of 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 children enjoyed the soccer game.'

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Active

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Identify the voice: 'My lunch money was stolen by an unknown thief.'

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Passive

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Identify the voice: 'The movie was produced in Thailand.'

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Passive

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

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Passive

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Identify the voice: 'The bike is being repaired.'

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Passive

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What is an example of a sentence in Active Voice?

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'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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What is an example of a sentence in Passive Voice?

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'The lesson was explained by the teacher.'

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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 active sentence the subject of the passive sentence and use a form of 'to be' plus the past participle of the verb.