Active verbs show who or what does the action expressed by the verb.
It is the subject which does the action.
a verb that causes the subject to perform the action.
The action NEVER performs the subject. The subject can perform the action -- this is an active sentence has the word order S V O eg The dog chased the cat. In a passive sentence the action is performed on the subject. The cat was chased
In language, active voice refers to a sentence structure where the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb. It emphasizes the doer of the action, making the sentence more direct and straightforward. For example, "She wrote the letter" is in active voice, with "she" as the subject performing the action of writing the letter.
The action NEVER performs the subject. The subject can perform the action -- this is an active sentence has the word order S V O eg The dog chased the cat. In a passive sentence the action is performed on the subject. The cat was chased
The sentence needs an agent (someone to perform the action of the verb)."We expected the convict to shoot at us" is active voice. We is the agent.People expected that the convict would shoot at us.
Active voice
Yes, a noun can perform the action of a sentence as the subject or object. It can be replaced by a pronoun like he, she, it, etc., for smoother flow and to avoid repetition in the sentence.
This sentence is in the active voice. The subject of the sentence (pen) is performing the action of being missing.
The active subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action in a sentence. The passive subject is the noun or pronoun that receives the action in a sentence, rather than performing it.
To write a sentence in an active voice, the subject performs the action. In other words, it should be such that the subject of the sentence acts on the object.
In the active voice the subject of the sentence is the 'doer' of the action of the verb. In the passive voice the subject of the sentence is the 'recipient' of the action of the verb. 'The girl drank the lemonade' (active). 'The lemonade was drunk by the girl' (passive).
The sentence "James couldn't see the man" is an active sentence because the subject (James) is performing the action (seeing) in the sentence.