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    Active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb, while passive voice describes a sentence where the subject is acted upon by the verb. Examples provided are "Harry ate six shrimp at dinner" as an active voice sentence and "At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry" as a passive voice sentence, as well as "Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah" as another active voice sentence and "The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes" as the corresponding passive voice version.

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    Active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb, while passive voice describes a sentence where the subject is acted upon by the verb. Examples provided are "Harry ate six shrimp at dinner" as an active voice sentence and "At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry" as a passive voice sentence, as well as "Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah" as another active voice sentence and "The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes" as the corresponding passive voice version.

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    Active and Passive Voice

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    Wenagine Gallego-Abuan
    Active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb, while passive voice describes a sentence where the subject is acted upon by the verb. Examples provided are "Harry ate six shrimp at dinner" as an active voice sentence and "At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry" as a passive voice sentence, as well as "Beautiful giraffes roam the savannah" as another active voice sentence and "The savannah is roamed by beautiful giraffes" as the corresponding passive voice version.

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    Active Voice 

    describes a sentence
    where the subject
    performs the action
    stated by the verb.
    Passive Voice 
    describes a sentence
    where the subject is
    acted upon by the
    verb.
    Harry ate six
    shrimp at
    dinner. (active)
    At dinner, six
    shrimp were
    eaten by Harry.
    (passive)
    Beautiful
    giraffes roam
    the savannah.
    The savannah
    is roamed by
    beautiful
    giraffes.

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