Active and Passive Voice

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Flashcards covering the definitions, identification, and conversion of active and passive voice in sentences.

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Active Voice

Voice in which the subject performs the action

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Passive Voice

Voice in which the emphasis is on the action, not the actor

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Subject

The noun doing the action

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Object

The recipient of the action

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Active Voice Structure

Subject + Verb + Object

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Passive Voice Structure

Object + form of 'be' + past participle + (by Subject)

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When to Use Passive Voice

Used to emphasize the action or result, not the actor