Here's the breakdown:
* Active Voice: The subject performs the action.
* Example: "The dog chased the ball."
* Passive Voice: The subject receives the action.
* Example: "The ball was chased by the dog."
Notice how "chased" in the active voice becomes "was chased" in the passive voice. "Chased" is the past participle of the verb "chase."
To form the passive voice, you'll need:
1. Past Participle of the Verb: (chased, eaten, written, etc.)
2. Be Verb: (is, am, are, was, were, been, being)
3. By + Agent (optional): This indicates who or what performed the action.
Examples:
* Active: The chef cooked the meal.
* Passive: The meal was cooked by the chef.
* Active: The children painted the mural.
* Passive: The mural was painted by the children.
* Active: They have written the report.
* Passive: The report has been written (by them).