Voice (grammar)

Okay kiddo, so you know when we talk, we use words to say things, right? Well, the way we use those words to make sentences is called "grammar". And one important part of grammar is "voice".

So, you can think of "voice" like the way you talk. Sometimes, you might talk in a way that makes it clear who is doing the action in the sentence. For example, if you say "I ate the cookie", you know that it was you who ate the cookie.

Other times, you might talk in a way that doesn't make it clear who is doing the action. For example, if you say "The cookie was eaten", you don't know who ate the cookie.

That's because "voice" can be either "active" or "passive". When you use the "active voice", you make it clear who is doing the action in the sentence. It's like saying "I ate the cookie". But when you use the "passive voice", you don't make it clear who is doing the action. Instead, you focus on what was done to something, like saying "The cookie was eaten".

So, that's "voice" in grammar. It's like the way you talk, but it's all about whether you make it clear who is doing the action or not.