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 dog chased the cat.'

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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 cat was chased by the dog.'

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Identify the voice: 'The children enjoyed the soccer game.'

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Active

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Identify the voice: 'The dolphins frolicked in the ocean.'

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Active

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Identify the voice: 'The room was painted blue.'

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Passive

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Identify the voice: 'My lunch money was stolen by an unknown thief.'

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Passive

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Identify the voice: 'The librarian read the story to the kindergarten children.'

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Active

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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 book was written by the author.'

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How can you change a sentence from Active to Passive voice?

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To change from active to passive voice, make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence and use a form of 'to be' + past participle. For example, 'The chef cooked the meal.' becomes 'The meal was cooked by the chef.'