very nuts and bolts description of active v. passive voice

1. Active v. Passive Voice

2. •The teacher
threw the pen.

3. •The pen was
thrown by the
teacher.

4. •Active Voice: The
subject performs the
action. (The teacher
threw the pen.)

5. •Passive Voice: The
subject of the sentence
is acted upon by the
verb (The pen was
thrown by the teacher.)

6. •Use the active
voice in your
writing!