Active and Passive Voices

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Active voice:

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The subject performs the action expressed by the verb.

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Passive voice: A construction where the subject receives the action, not the doer.

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A grammatical construction where the subject is the receiver of the action.

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In active voice, who or what performs the action?

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subject

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In passive voice, who or what receives the action?

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subject

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Change 'The cat chased the mouse' to passive voice.

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The mouse was chased by the cat.

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Change from passive to active: 'The cake was baked by my mom.'

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My mom baked the cake.

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Commonly used voice in writing?

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active voice

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Passive voice sentences have subjects that receive the action.

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True

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Passive voice is always grammatically incorrect.

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False

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Purpose of passive voice in writing?

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Shifts focus from subject to object.