Active and Passive Voice. This handout is also available for download in PDF format.. We refer to a sentence as being in the "active voice" when the subject is performing the action of the sentence ...

Let’s look at some examples of active and passive voice: Passive voice: The visitor was stopped by the security guard. Active voice: The security guard stopped the intruder.

When the subject of a sentence isn't doing something, the verb is passive. On the other hand, a sentence is active when the subject performs the verb (action). For example, in this sentence the ...