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 book was read by the student.'

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Passive voice.

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Identify the voice: 'The student read the book.'

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Active voice.

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What is the formula for changing a sentence from active to passive voice?

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Subject + form of 'to be' + past participle + (by + agent).

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Change 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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Change to active voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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The choir sang the song.

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Which sentence is in passive voice? 'The homework was completed by the students.' or 'The students completed the homework.'

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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 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.'