What is in the active voice?

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Kiki
May 19, 2018

The subject performs the action of the verb.

Explanation:

The subject of a sentence is the person, idea, place or thing that is doing something or being something. In the active voice the subject of the sentence is 'performing the action of the verb'. In the passive voice the subject is 'acted upon by the verb'.

Check out this website for some examples:
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-active-and-passive-voice.html

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