Flashcard- 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, 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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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, 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'

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How can 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, sometimes followed by 'by' to indicate the doer of the action.

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What is an example of a sentence in active voice?

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'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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What is an example of a sentence in passive voice?

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'The lesson was explained by the teacher.'

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What does the 'by zombies' trick help determine?

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It helps determine if a sentence is in passive voice. If you can add 'by zombies' after the verb and it makes sense, the sentence is passive.

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Convert this sentence to active voice: 'The book was read by Maria.'

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'Maria read the book.'

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Convert this sentence to passive voice: 'The chef cooked a delicious meal.'

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'A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.'

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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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Identify the voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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Passive voice.