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Active and Passive Voice

The document explains the concept of voice in grammar, distinguishing between active and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action. It also provides formulas for constructing sentences in both voices and includes examples for clarity.

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Active and Passive Voice

The document explains the concept of voice in grammar, distinguishing between active and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action. It also provides formulas for constructing sentences in both voices and includes examples for clarity.

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ACTIVE AND

PASSIVE VOICE
Voice
The term ‘voice’ is a term that is used to denote
the form of the verb which shows if the subject in
a given sentence is the doer or receiver of the
action. The voice of a verb describes the
relationship between the action and the
participants (subject or object) in a sentence.
Active Voice
The active voice, in a sentence, denotes that the noun or
pronoun that acts as the subject in the sentence is the doer of
the action. In other words, the subject performs the action or
acts upon the verb.
Active voice is a way of writing sentences where the subject of
the sentence performs the action rather than an object acting
on the subject. In other words, the subject is actively doing
the verb's action, and why the sentence is called active voice.
Passive Voice
 Passive voice is when the subject of a sentence receives the
action of the verb rather than performing the action.
 It represents that the subject is one acted upon by the action
or verb in the sentence. It can also be said that the passive
voice indicates that the subject in the sentence is no longer
active but passive.
A pro tip for you to master the active voice and the
passive voice is to know the structure and formula by
which they work.

• Active Voice – Subject + Verb + Object

• Passive Voice – Object + Verb + Subject


Examples:
Active voice: She prepares dinner.
Passive voice: The dinner is prepared
by her.
Active voice: She knows him.
Passive voice: He is known to her.
Active voice: Juice fills the jar.
Passive voice: The jar is filled with
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

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