Eli5 How does passive/active voice work???

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Eli5 How does passive/active voice work???

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If you can add “by zombies,” it’s passive voice, meaning that no actor has been specified.

“The tree was chopped down [by zombies].” Since that works, it’s passive voice.

“The man chopped the tree down [ by zombies ].” Doesn’t work! Thus, active voice.

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