Active and 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 dog chased the cat.'

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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 cat was chased by the dog.'

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Identify the voice: 'Maria eats in the cafeteria.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The cafeteria is cleaned.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'He is being hired to work at McDonald’s.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'I ate a piece of strawberry pie.'

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Active Voice

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What is an example of a sentence in Active Voice?

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'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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What is an example of a sentence in Passive Voice?

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'The lesson was explained by the teacher.'

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How can you change a sentence from Active to Passive voice?

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To change from Active to Passive, make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence and use a form of 'to be' with the past participle of the verb.

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What is the main difference between Active and Passive voice?

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In Active voice, the subject does the action; in Passive voice, the subject receives the action.