Active or 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, 'Mrs. Deal donated money.'

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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, 'Money was donated by Mrs. Deal.'

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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 students completed the homework.'

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Active voice.

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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.

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

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Maria read the book.

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Convert 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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Identify the voice: 'The song was sung beautifully by the choir.'

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Passive voice.

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Identify the voice: 'The choir sang the song beautifully.'

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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 dog chased the cat.'