Lightning struck the boat. active or passive voice?

Passive

The active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. It follows a clear subject + verb + object construct that's easy to read. In fact, sentences constructed in the active voice add impact to your writing.

With passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb. It makes for a murky, roundabout sentence; you can be more straightforward with active voice. As such, there are many ways to change the passive voice to the active voice in your sentences.

Over time, writing in the active voice will become second nature. Let's explore several examples of active and passive voice to keep your passive voice tendencies a thing of the past.

Example of Active Voice: Harry ate six shrimp at dinner.

Example of Passive Voice: At dinner, six shrimp were eaten by Harry.

- the heat nearly killed them that first summer.