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active voice

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  1. One of the two “voices” of verbs (see also passive voice). When the verb of a sentence is in the active voice, the subject is doing the acting, as in the sentence “Kevin hit the ball.” Kevin (the subject of the sentence) acts in relation to the ball.

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Active voice: We conducted a survey of 300 students at a large state university in the southern United States.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Active voice of verbs, defined, 84; conjugation of, 88 ff.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose

Active voice and passive voice, explained, 56; forms of, 92-100.

From Practical Grammar and Composition by Wood, Thomas

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