Active & Passive Voice

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What is the active voice?

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The 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 passive voice?

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The 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 book was read by Maria.'

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Passive voice.

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Identify the voice: 'Maria read the book.'

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Active voice.

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How do you change a sentence from passive to active voice?

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To change from passive to active voice, identify the subject and make it the doer of the action. For example, 'The cake was eaten by John' becomes 'John ate the cake.'

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What is an example of a sentence in passive voice?

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'The homework was completed by the students.'

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What is an example of a sentence in active voice?

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'The students completed the homework.'

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What is the subject in the sentence 'The song was sung by the choir'?

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The subject is 'The song.'

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What is the object in the sentence 'The teacher praised the student'?

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The object is 'the student.'

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Change to active voice: 'The flowers were watered by the gardener.'

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'The gardener watered the flowers.'