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Active And Passive Voice

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Detailed notes of active and passive voice with all rules and samples

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  1. Active and Passive Voice — Full Notes Prepared by: Mahi Rajan 1 . What is Voice in Grammar? Voice tells us whether the subject Of a sentence does the action or receives it. Active Voice: Subject does the action. Example: Riya writes a letter. Passive Voice: Subject receives the action. Example: A letter is written by Riya. 2. Structure of Active and Passive Voice Active - Subject + Verb + Object The chef cooks dinner. Passive -Object + form of "be" + V3 + (by + subject)Dinner is cooked by the chef. 3. Tense-wise Conversion Rules Simple Present islam/are + V3 Active: He writes a letter. Passive: A letter is written by him.
  2. Present Continuous islam/are + being + V3 Active: She is making tea. Passive: Tea is being made by her. Present Perfect has/have + been + V3 Active: They have solved the problem. Passive: The problem has been solved by them. Simple Past was/were + V3 Active: She cleaned the room. Passive: The room was cleaned by her. Past Continuous was/were + being + V3 Active: He was watching a movie. Passive: A movie was being watched by him. Past Perfect had + been + V3 Active: They had completed the task. Passive: The task had been completed by them.
  3. Simple Future will/shall + be + V3 Active: He will open the door. Passive: The door will be opened by him. * Future Perfect will/shall + have been + V3 Active: She will have written a book. Passive: A book will have been written by her. s NO Passive Voice for These Tenses: Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Future Continuous Future Perfect Continuous 4. Passive with Modals Rule: modal + be + V3 Active: He can drive a car. Passive: A car can be driven by him. Active: You should complete the work.
  4. Passive: The work should be completed by you. 5. Use of "By" in Passive Voice Use "by + subject" when: The doer is important The doer is unknown The doer is obvious Example: The window was broken. (We don't know who broke it) 6. Passive Voice with Two Objects Example: Active: gave me a gift. Passive 1: I was given a gift by her. Passive 2: A gift was given to me by her. 7. Imperative Sentences in Passive Voice object Active: Wash the car. Passive: Let the car be washed.
  5. Active: Help the poor. Passive: Let the poor be helped. 8. Passive Voice in Questions Yes/No Type Active: Did he complete the project? Passive: Was the project completed by him? Active: Has she eaten the apple? Passive: Has the apple been eaten by her? WH-Type Active: Who wrote this story? Passive: By whom was this story written? Active: When did they finish the work? Passive: When was the work finished by them? 9. Passive with Infinitives Rule: to + be + V3 Active: I want to meet the principal. Passive: I want the principal to be met.
  6. 10. Uses of Passive Voice Use Passive Voice when: Doer is unknown Doer is unimportant Action/result is more important than who did it For formal or scientific writing ll. Practice Sentences — Change to Passive 1 . She writes a story. 2. They are cleaning the garden. 3. He has solved the riddle. 4. We painted the wall. 5. The dog chased the cat. 6. I will deliver the speech. 7. She had completed the project. 8. You must learn the lesson.
  7. 12. Answers to Practice 1 . A story is written by her. 2. The garden is being cleaned by them. 3. The riddle has been solved by him. 4. The wall was painted by us. 5. The cat was chased by the dog. 6. The speech will be delivered by me. 7. The project had been completed by her. 8. The lesson must be learned by you. 13. Final Tip: DO - TENSE - BE - V3 1 . DO —+ Find subject and object 2. TENSE —i Identify the tense 3. BE —Y Choose the correct form Of "be" —o Use the 3rd form of the verb
  8. 5. Add "by + subject" (only if needed) 14. Passive Voice for Negative Sentences Rule: Use "not" after the helping verb/form Of "be". Examples: Active: She does not write a letter. Passive: A letter is not written by her. Active: They didn't finish the work. Passive: The work was not finished by them. Active: He will not open the gate. Passive: The gate will not be opened by him. Active: We are not watching the movie. Passive: The movie is not being watched by us. Active: She has not eaten the cake. Passive: The cake has not been eaten by her. 15. Passive Voice for Exclamatory Sentences (Rare) Used only when the emotion is linked with an action. Examples: Active: What a beautiful painting she made! Passive: What a beautiful painting was made by her! Active: How wonderfully he sings the song!
  9. Passive: How wonderfully the song is sung by him! End of Notes Beautifully crafted by Mahi Rajan

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