What is voice and what is the difference between active and passive voice?

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Voice shows the relation of the subject of the sentence to the action of the verb.

In the active voice, the subject is the agent (or doer) of the action.

In the passive voice, the subject is the recipient of the action.

Example:

Active: Leonardo DaVinci painted the Mona Lisa.

Passive: The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo DaVinci.

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