Active vs. 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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Identify the voice: 'The book was read by the student.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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Active Voice

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

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'The meal was cooked by the chef.'

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Convert to Active Voice: 'The homework was completed by the students.'

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'The students completed the homework.'

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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 dog barked at the stranger.'

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Active Voice

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What is an example of a sentence in Passive Voice?

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'The window was broken by the storm.'