Active Voice
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.7.1
The Active Voice
The active voice means the subject of the sentence is doing the action. Let's look at some sentences using the active voice.
The dog (subject) ate the food
The parrot (subject) flapped it's wing
The man (subject) shouted
The horses (subject) liked to gallop
The donkey (subject) sat down
Test yourself on Active Voice
What is the subject in this sentence?
James was late to school.Which of these sentences uses the active voice?