Active vs. 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 cat chased the mouse.'

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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 mouse was chased by the cat.'

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Convert to Active Voice: 'The book was read by Maria.'

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Maria read the book.

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Convert to Passive Voice: 'The chef cooked the meal.'

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The meal was cooked by the chef.

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Identify the voice: 'The homework was completed by the students.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The students completed the homework.'

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Active Voice

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What is the structure of an Active Voice sentence?

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Subject + Verb + Object (e.g., 'The dog (subject) barks (verb) at the mailman (object).')

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What is the structure of a Passive Voice sentence?

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Subject + Form of 'to be' + Past Participle + (by + Agent) (e.g., 'The letter (subject) was (form of 'to be') written (past participle) by John (agent).')

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Convert to Active Voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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The choir sang the song.

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Convert to Passive Voice: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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The lesson is explained by the teacher.