Question

Can someone explain active and passive voice to me?

Answer 1

@EclipsedStar @jagr2713

Answer 2

@pielover123 can you come help?

Answer 3

Start with active voice because it's simpler. In an active sentence, the subject is doing the action. A straightforward example is the sentence "Steve loves Amy." Steve is the subject, and he is doing the action: he loves Amy, the object of the sentence.
Another example is the title of the Marvin Gaye song “I Heard It through the Grapevine.” "I" is the subject, the one who is doing the action. "I" is hearing "it," the object of the sentence.

Answer 4

Passive voice, the target of the action gets promoted to the subject position. Instead of saying, "Steve loves Amy," I would say, "Amy is loved by Steve." The subject of the sentence becomes Amy, but she isn't doing anything. Rather, she is just the recipient of Steve's love. The focus of the sentence has changed from Steve to Amy.

If you wanted to make the title of the Marvin Gaye song passive, you would say “It was heard by me through the grapevine,” not such a catchy title anymore.

Answer 5

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

okay.... so is this passive? Have you ever been taken to the state fair?

Answer 7

Yes great job!

Answer 8

okay, awesome, thanks! and this is active? The team won the state championship.

Answer 9

Yes. You're doing great!

Answer 10

okay, can you help with other english topics?

Answer 11

sure

Answer 12

okay c: thanks!

Answer 13

Np