Active and Passive Voice Flashcard

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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. For 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. For example, 'The mouse was chased by the cat.'

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Identify the voice: 'The police arrested the thieves.'

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Active Voice

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Convert to passive voice: 'Samson read an interesting story.'

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An interesting story was read by Samson.

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Identify the voice: 'David painted the drawing.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The little pig learned a lesson.'

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Active Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The exam was written by Ms. Laura.'

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Passive Voice

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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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Give an example of a sentence in Active Voice.

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'The dog barked at the stranger.'

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Give an example of a sentence in Passive Voice.

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'The book was read by the student.'