Active and Passive Voice

The ripe fruit hit the ground with a splat.

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The story is read by the famous actor Melvin Belleville.

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My brother reads quietly in the green chair every evening.

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The bountiful harvest rewarded us all.

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Only the cars were damaged in the three-car accident.

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The stockings were hung by the youngest child in the family.

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All night the watchdog carefully guarded the front gate.

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The fire in the wood-burning stove is lit by me.

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The dutiful mother cat follows her young kittens around the house.

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Seventeen students participated in the trip to Washington, D.C.

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