Voice
The voice of a verb shows whether the subject of the sentence performs the action or receives the action. There are two voices:�
active
and�
passive
. A verb is active when the subject performs the action and a verb is passive when the action is performed on the subject. More on
active and passive
.
Examples:
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Active voice
: A big snake swallowed a small snake.
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Passive voice
: A small snake was swallowed by a big snake.