Exploring Active and Passive Voice Usage

The video tutorial explains the difference between active and passive voice in sentences. It describes how the active voice focuses on the subject performing an action on an object, while the passive voice emphasizes the action being done to the subject. Examples are provided for both voices to illustrate their structures and uses.

What does the active voice emphasize in a sentence?

• The action being performed

• The person or thing performing the action

• The person or thing receiving the action

• The time the action took place

Which sentence structure defines the active voice?

• Subject + Object + Action

• Action + Subject + Object

• Object + Action + Subject

• Subject + Action + Object

In the sentence 'The teacher always answers the students' questions', who is performing the action?

• The students

• The answers

• The questions

• The teacher

What does the passive voice emphasize in a sentence?

• The person or thing performing the action

• The person or thing receiving the action

• The action itself

• The time the action took place

Which sentence structure defines the passive voice?

• Subject + Action + Object

• Subject + Object + Action

• Action + Object + Subject

• Object + Action + Subject

In the sentence 'The house was painted by Anna', who is the subject?

• The action of painting

• The paint

• The house

• Anna