ENGLISH : ENGLISH ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE ENGLISH
ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE : 1. Read the following two sentences:
John plays football.
Football is played by John.
There is no difference in the meanings of these two sentences. But in the first sentence, the subject acts. While in the second sentence the subject is acted upon. ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE
2.When to use the passive voice : 2.When to use the passive voice When the action is more important than the subject is.
When the subject is unknown or insignificant.
In objective reporting or scientific process.
e.g.
My pen has been stolen.
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.RULES FOR CHANGING ACTIVE VOICE INTO PASSIVE VOICE : .RULES FOR CHANGING ACTIVE VOICE INTO PASSIVE VOICE Object or object group in the active verb is made the subject of the passive verb.
Subject of the active verb is made the object of some preposition (generally by )
Use p.p. of the active verb and to be before p.p.
Vague and indefinite subjects (everyone, they, people, someone, somebody, etc.) should be dropped
UNDERSTAND WITH DIAGRAM : UNDERSTAND WITH DIAGRAM Active voice: - Subject verb object
Passive voice: - Subject to be p.p. by object
to be :--- is, am, are, was, were, has been, have been, is being, am being, are being, will be etc.
Example: - He writes a letter.
A letter is written by him
CHANGE OF VOICE—PRESENT TENSE : CHANGE OF VOICE—PRESENT TENSE PRESENT INDEFINITE OR SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Active voice: - subject + v1 + object
Passive voice: - Object + is, am, are + v3 +by S
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE : AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE Active Passive
I read a book A book is read by me.
He loves me. I am loved by him.
We teach you. You are taught by us.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES : NEGATIVE SENTENCES I do not read a book. A book is not read by me.
He does not love me. I am not loved by him.
We do not teach you. You are not taught by us.
He does not fly a kite. A kite is not flown by him.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES : INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES Do I read a book ? Is a book read by me ?
Does he love me? Am I loved by him ?
Do we teach you ? Are you taught by us ?
NEGATIVE- INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES : NEGATIVE- INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES Do I not read a book? Is a book not read by me?
Do you not eat bread ? Is bread not eaten by you ?
Do we not teach you ? Are you not taught by us.
WH- QUESTIONS : WH- QUESTIONS What do you do ? What is done by you ?
Who helps you ? By whom are you helped?
What do you write? What is written by you ?
EXERCISE : EXERCISE What do you play ?
Do you know me ?
We respect our teachers.
Who teaches you English ?
What do you want ?
He does not keep his room clean.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE : PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Active: - S+is,am,are +v1ing+object
passive: - o +is being +p.p. +by subject
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE : PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
I am writing a letter. A letter is being written by me.
We are teaching you. You are being taught by us.
I am helping you. You are being helped by me.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES : NEGATIVE SENTENCES active :- He is not eating bread.
Passive:- Bread is not being eaten by him.
Active: - He is not playing football.
Passive: - Football is not being played by him.
Active: - My mother is not cooking food.
Passive : - Food is not being cooked by my mother.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES : INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES active: - Am I reading a book ?
Passive: - Is a book being read by me ?
Active : - Are you helping him ?
Passive : -Is he being helped by you ?
Active : - Is she writing a letter ?
Passive : - Is a letter being written by her ?
EXERCISE : EXERCISE We are taking tea.
I am not doing my sums.
Is he scolding you ?
Who is annoying you ?
Are they not beating you ?
Why are you not running a race ?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE : PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Active : - S + have, has + v3 + o
passive: - O +has, have been + v3 +by S
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES : AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES active : - we have taught you .
Passive: - You have been taught by us.
Active : - He has taken tea.
Passive : -Tea has been taken by him.
Active : - You have eaten bread.
Passive : - bread has been eaten by you.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES : NEGATIVE SENTENCES Active : - He has not loved me.
Passive : - I have not been loved by me.
Active : - He has not played football.
Passive : - Football has not been played by him.
Active : - We have not taught you.
Passive: - You have not been taught by us.