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    Active or Passive Voice

    Active Voice

    In sentences written in active voice, the subject performs the action


    expressed in the verb; the subject acts

    Example: The dog bit the boy

    My mother bakes a cake

    Passive Voice

    In sentences written in passive voice, the subject receives the action expressed
    in the verb; the subject is acted upon. The agent performing the action may
    appear in a "by the . . ." phrase or may be omitted.

    Example: The boy was bitten by the dog.

    The cake was baked by my mother.

    Practice:

    Choose the best answer in the following sentences. Is it active or passive


    voice?

    1. Everybody ___ by the terrible news yesterday.


    a. shocked
    b. was shocked

    2. Mr. Green ___ at the University since 1989.


    a. has been teaching
    b. has been taught

    3. Not much ___ about the accident since that time.


    a. has said
    b. has been said

    4. A new book ___ by that company next year.


    a. will publish
    b. will be published

    5. The secretary ___ to her new boss yesterday.


    a. introduced
    b. was introduce

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