Active and 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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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The subject is 'The dog.'

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Identify the main verb in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The main verb is 'barked.'

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How can you identify if a sentence is in Passive Voice?

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A sentence is in passive voice if it includes a form of 'to be' followed by a past participle, often indicating the doer of the action with 'by.'

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Convert the following sentence to Active Voice: 'The book was read by Sarah.'

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'Sarah read the book.'

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What is the main verb in the sentence: 'The cake was eaten by the children.'

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The main verb is 'eaten.'

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Identify the voice of the sentence: 'The homework was completed by the students.'

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The voice is Passive.

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Identify the voice of the sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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The voice is Active.

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What is the subject in the sentence: 'The flowers bloomed in spring.'

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The subject is 'The flowers.'