Active/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. 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. Example: 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'

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Identify the voice: 'The man must have eaten five hamburgers.'

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Active

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Identify the voice: 'Money was generously donated to the homeless shelter by Larry.'

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Passive

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Identify the voice: 'The Grand Canyon is visited by thousands of tourists every year.'

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Passive

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Identify the voice: 'The cleaning crew vacuums and dusts the office every night.'

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Active

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Identify the voice: 'The staff are required by the company to watch a safety video every year.'

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Passive

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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' with the past participle of the verb. 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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Example: 'The dog barked at the stranger.'