Active/Passive

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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. 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. Example: 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'

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How can you identify Passive Voice in a sentence?

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Look for a form of 'to be' (is, are, was, were) followed by a past participle. Example: 'The book was read by the student.'

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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 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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Convert this sentence to Active Voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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'The choir sang the song.'

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What is a past participle?

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A past participle is a verb form used in passive voice and perfect tenses, often ending in -ed for regular verbs. Example: 'played' in 'The game was played.'

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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 an example of a sentence in Active Voice?

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'The teacher explained the lesson.'