Active Vs. Passive Voice

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What is the active voice?

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The 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 passive voice?

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The 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 do we use the passive voice?

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We use the passive voice when the action is more important than who performs it.

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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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Change to passive: 'The chef cooked the meal.'

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'The meal was cooked by the chef.'

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Change to active: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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'The choir sang the song.'

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What is a key characteristic of the passive voice?

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In the passive voice, the doer of the action may be omitted or included after the word 'by'.

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Provide an example of a sentence in the active voice.

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'The dog barked at the stranger.'

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Provide an example of a sentence in the passive voice.

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'The cake was eaten by the children.'