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 cat chased the mouse.'

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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 mouse was chased by the cat.'

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Identify the voice: 'Bea’s chin underwent a medical procedure yesterday.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'Xaviery’s car was bought from a car shop last month.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The fire prevention report was drafted by Edward.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'Josephine dedicated her life to serve her husband.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'Claudine Gayle reminded the teachers to submit their reports.'

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Active Voice

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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. For example, 'The chef cooked the meal.' becomes 'The meal was cooked by the chef.'

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What is the main difference between Active and Passive voice?

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The main difference is that in active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

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Give an example of a sentence in Active Voice.

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'The dog barked at the stranger.'