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2.  Define Active:  Define Passive:  Active voice: If a sentence is in active voice, the subject does the action.  Passive voice: If a sentence is in passive voice the subject receives the action.  Generally active voice is a better choice when writing.  It is stronger  Uses fewer words  Clearly shows who performed the action.

3.  Active Voice: The dog bit the boy. Dog is the subject of the sentence. It is acting (biting) the boy. Passive voice: The boy is being bit by the dog. The boy is the subject of the sentence. It is being acted on (being bit) by the dog.

4.  The helping verb to be is a clue that the sentence is in passive voice.  If you use: then the sentence is in passive voice. AmIsAre WasWereBe BeingBeen

5.  Change these passive voice sentences to active voice.  The entrance exam was failed by over one-third of the applicants to the school.  Active Voice:  Over one-third of the applicants to the school failed the entrance exam.

6.  The brakes were slammed on by her as the car sped downhill.  Active voice:  She slammed on the brakes as the car sped downhill.

7.  Your bicycle has been damaged.  Active Voice:  I have damaged your bicycle.

8.  Action on the bill is being considered by the committee.  Active voice:  The committee is considering action on the bill.