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  Active and Passive Voice Sentences: Meaning, Formation, Examples, Types and Functions in English Active and Passive Voice Sentences Background: The difference between Active and Passive Voice sentences in English grammar is the way in which the head word (subject) of a sentence is linked to the action expressed by the verb. In any Active Voice sentence, the head word performs the action described by the main verb. For instance, "Mathew threw the stone." In this sentence: Mathew is the subject. He is performing the action of throwing the stone. In a Passive voice sentence, the head word of the sentence is being acted upon by the main verb. For Example: The stone was thrown by Mathew. In this sentence: The stone is the (subject) and it is being acted upon by the action of being thrown. The agent of the action, Mathew is often included in a passive voice sentence using the preposition "by." choosing between Active and Passive voice can affect the emphasis of a sente