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#Voice candy plus#

Let’s look at some straightforward active voice examples to see how this plays out. The sentence structure is usually subject + verb + object. In this voice, the subject carries out the action. Sentences in the active voice tend to be simpler, clearer, and more direct. Instead, it’s simply a specific form of the verb. Note that the past participle isn’t an entire verb tense, such as the past tense, because you can’t use it on its own.

The house was damaged by the storm. (To be + past participle + preposition).

Mistakes were made during the presentation. (To be + past participle).

All the Halloween candy was eaten by my sister. (To be + past participle + preposition).

Let’s look at some examples to break down these elements. This sounds more complicated than it actually is. It’s sometimes followed by the preposition “by” to clarify who or what did the action.

#Voice candy plus#

You form passive voice with a conjugated form of the verb “to be” plus a past participle. You can find the subject by asking who or what did the action. It’s the dog that’s doing the chasing, so our canine is the subject of the sentence. Subject receiving the action (passive voice): I was chased by the dog.

Subject performing the action (active voice): The dog chased me. Here’s an example of this with the subject underlined: If the subject is receiving the action, the sentence is in passive voice. If the subject is performing the action, the sentence is in the active voice. The voice of a sentence describes whether the sentence’s subject is performing or receiving the verb’s action.