Question

explain what is active and passive voice

Answer 1

Simple way to understand

Active voice is first person speech which is direct.
Eg. Ram threw an apple.

Passive voice is used when a third person is involved in part of speech.
Eg. Anamika told me that Ram threw an apple.

Hope it helps;-)

Answer 2

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$\sf\underline\purple{Active \:voice:−}$

A verb is in the Active voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does something; or is the doer of the active.

Example

• Ram helps Sita.
• The chemist will have closed the shop by eight o'clock.
• My father bought a car.

$\sf\underline\purple{Passive\:voice:-}$

A verb is in passive voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the subject.

Example

• Sita is helped by Ram.
• The shop will have been closed by the chemist by eight o'clock.
• A car was brought by her father.

☞A verb is in the active voice when the person or thing denoted by the subject is "doer" of the action.

☞A verb is in the passive voice when the person or thing denoted by subject is the "receiver" of the action.

Structure of active voice sentence:-

$\textbf{Subject+verb+object}$

Structure of passive voice sentence:-

$\textbf{Object+verb+by+subject}$