Passive/Active 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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When should you generally use Active Voice in writing?

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You should generally use active voice in writing to make sentences clearer and more direct.

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Identify the voice: 'The book was read by the student.'

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Passive Voice.

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Identify the voice: 'The student read the book.'

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Active Voice.

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What is the structure of a sentence in Passive Voice?

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In passive voice, the structure is usually: Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent). For example, 'The book was written by the author.'

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

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'The meal is cooked by the chef.'

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Convert to Active Voice: 'The homework was completed by the student.'

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'The student completed the homework.'

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What is a common mistake when using Passive Voice?

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A common mistake is overusing passive voice, which can make writing less engaging and harder to follow.

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What is the past participle of 'teach'?

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Taught.