Active and Passive Voice

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What is the active voice?

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The active voice is a grammatical structure where the subject of the sentence performs the action expressed by the verb. For example, 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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What is the passive voice?

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The passive voice is a grammatical structure where the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb. For example, 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'

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How do you form the passive voice in English?

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The passive voice is formed using the verb 'to be' + past participle of the main verb. For example, 'is eaten', 'was written'.

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form that typically ends in -ed for regular verbs and is used in perfect tenses and passive voice. For example, 'eaten', 'written', 'gone'.

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Convert the sentence to passive voice: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

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'The meal is cooked by the chef.'

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Identify the passive voice in this sentence: 'The book was read by the students.'

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The passive voice is 'was read by the students', where 'the book' is the subject receiving the action.

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What is the difference between 'was being' and 'was' in passive voice?

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'Was being' indicates an ongoing action in the past, while 'was' indicates a completed action. For example, 'The door was being painted' vs. 'The door was painted.'

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Change to passive voice: 'The committee will approve the proposal.'

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'The proposal will be approved by the committee.'

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What is the structure of a passive sentence?

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A passive sentence typically follows the structure: Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent). For example, 'The cake was eaten (by the children).'.

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Convert to passive voice: 'The teacher is explaining the lesson.'

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'The lesson is being explained by the teacher.'