Active and Passive Verbs

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What is an active verb?

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An active verb shows that the subject of the sentence is performing the action. For example, in 'The dog barks,' 'barks' is an active verb.

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What is a passive verb?

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A passive verb indicates that the subject of the sentence is receiving the action. For example, in 'The ball was thrown by John,' 'was thrown' is a passive verb.

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Identify the verb type: 'The teacher graded the tests.'

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Active

Front

Identify the verb type: 'The homework was completed by the students.'

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Passive

Front

Change to active voice: 'The book was read by Maria.'

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Maria read the book.

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Change to passive voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

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A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

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What is the main difference between active and passive voice?

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In active voice, the subject performs the action; in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

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Give an example of a sentence in active voice.

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The cat chased the mouse.

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Give an example of a sentence in passive voice.

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The song was sung by the choir.

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How can you identify a passive sentence?

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Look for a form of 'to be' followed by a past participle, often with 'by' indicating the doer.