Passive and Active 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 voice: 'The book was read by the student.'

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'

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Active Voice

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Convert to Active Voice: 'The song was sung by the choir.'

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The choir sang the song.

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Convert 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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What is the formula for converting Active Voice to Passive Voice?

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Subject + verb (to be) + past participle + by + agent.

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What is the formula for converting Passive Voice to Active Voice?

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Agent + verb + object.

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

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Passive Voice

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Identify the voice: 'The dog barked at the stranger.'

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Active Voice