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ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Voice is the form of a verb that shows whether the subject of a sentence does the action (= the active voice)or is affected by it (= the passive voice).

Examples:
"James hit the ball."

The verb "hit" is in the active voice.In other words, the form "hit" shows that the subject (James) did the action. The sentence "James hit the ball" is an active sentence.


"The ball was hit by James."

The verb "was hit" is in the passive voice.In other words, the form "was hit" shows that the subject (The ball) was affected by the action. The sentence "The ball was hit by James" is a passive sentence.

Here are some more examples:

Active: The ball hit Janet.
Passive: Janet was hit by the ball.

Active: He wrote a letter.
Passive: The letter was written by him.


Now, can you try to identify the voice in the following sentences?

(A)= Active and (P)= Passive

( ) The mailman carried the mail.
( ) The mail was carried by the mailman.
( ) A picture was taken by Kevin.
( ) They took the kids for a walk.
( ) Kevin took apicture.
( ) They took the kids for a walk.
( ) The kids were taken for a walk.
( ) The kids were taken for a walk by their moms.


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