Read the two sentences that follow:
The first sentence is called an active sentence or a sentence in the active voice and the second sentence is called a passive sentence or a sentence in the passive voice. In the first sentence the master is in the subject position, also known as agent, and the dog is in the end position, also known as recipient. The roles are reversed in the second sentence where the dog is now in the subject position and the master is in the end position. Met is the action verb.