ACTIVE - 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, 'John collects 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 is collected by John.'

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

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To change a sentence from active to passive voice, you typically switch the subject and object, and use a form of the verb 'to be' along with the past participle of the main verb. For example, 'John collects money.' becomes 'Money is collected by John.'

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How do you identify a Passive voice sentence?

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A passive voice sentence often includes a form of the verb 'to be' and the past participle of the main verb, and the doer of the action may be introduced by 'by.' For example, 'The garbage was collected by the janitor.'

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What is the structure of a Passive voice sentence?

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The structure of a passive voice sentence is: Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent). For example, 'The book was read by Mary.'

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What is the structure of an Active voice sentence?

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The structure of an active voice sentence is: Subject + verb + object. For example, 'The player kicked the ball.'

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What is the 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 the following sentence to Passive voice: 'The chef cooks the meal.'

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'The meal is cooked by the chef.'

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Convert the following sentence to Active voice: 'The song was sung by the children.'

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'The children sang the song.'

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Identify whether the following sentence is Active or Passive: 'The homework was completed by the student.'

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Passive voice.