Active and 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. 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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How do you identify Active Voice in a sentence?

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In active voice, the subject is doing the action. Look for the subject-verb-object order, e.g., 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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How do you identify Passive Voice in a sentence?

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In passive voice, the subject is acted upon. Look for forms of 'to be' + past participle, e.g., 'The lesson was explained by the teacher.'

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

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Maria read the book.

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

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

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Passive Voice.

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Identify the voice: 'The dog barked at the stranger.'

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Active Voice.

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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 direct and harder to understand.