Question

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Read the following sentences and write whether they are in the active or passive voice.
Underline the verb in each sentence.
1. The king crowned the prince as his successor.
2. Your mother teaches Science.
3. People elected him as their representative.
4. The sheep was chased by the wolf.
5. Grandma narrated a story.
6. The children loved Jawaharlal Nehru.
7. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.
8. The song was composed by AR Rehman.​

Answer 1

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1. The king crowned the prince as his successor.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\pink{Active\:voice}}}}$

2. Your mother teaches Science.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\pink{Active\:voice}}}}$

3. People elected him as their representative.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\pink{Active\:voice}}}}$

4. The sheep was chased by the wolf.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\blue{Passive\:voice}}}}$

5. Grandma narrated a story.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\pink{Active\:voice}}}}$

6. The children loved Jawaharlal Nehru.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\pink{Active\:voice}}}}$

7. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\blue{Passive\:voice}}}}$

8. The song was composed by AR Rahman.

• Answer: $\normalsize{\boxed{\sf{\blue{Passive\:voice}}}}$

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Here's an easy way to identify whether the sentence is in active voice or in passive voice !!

• The sentences, with the preposition "by" before the the subject are in passive voice.
• And by this way, we have identified the above sentences as active or passive.

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Why the word "by" is necessary in passive voice?

Yes, it's a necessary component that must be written in passive voice because, as we know, the sentences are said to be in passive voice if the subject receives the action or in other words, the subject is the receipent of the action in a sentence. So, if the subject performs the receiving action, then there should be a word to say that it receives the action. And the preposition 'by', which is generally used to tell by whom/which something was happened, can say that the subject receives the action in the sentence.

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Answer 2

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1. The king crowned the prince as his successor.

➡ Active Voice

2. Your mother teaches Science.

➡ Active Voice

3. People elected him as their representative.

➡ Active Voice

4. The sheep was chased by the wolf.

➡ Passive Voice

5. Grandma narrated a story.

➡ Active Voice

6. The children loved Jawaharlal Nehru.

➡ Active Voice

7. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming.

➡ Passive Voice

8. The song was composed by AR Rehman.

➡ Passive Voice