ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE BY MS PRIYANKA SHARMA

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE BY- MS PRIYANKA SHARMA

Previous Knowledge. Some basic terms which we should know. Subject- The subject is a person or thing doing something. It can be a noun or a pronoun. It is usually placed before the verb. It is also known as a doer of any action. Object- An object is a person or thing on which an action has been performed or who receives an action. It can also be a noun or pronoun but other than the subject. It is also known as a receiver of an action. Verb- A word that describes about any action. Verb is also basically classified into helping or supporting verb and main verb. The example given below indicates all the above terms“The boys were helping the poor man. ” Subject- the boys(doer) Object- the poor man(receiver) Main verb- helping Helping verb- were

Voice is the form of a verb which shows whether its subject is a doer or a receiver of any action. Voice is classified into two. Active Voice Passive Voice

BASIC STRUCTURE OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SENTENCE�ACTIVESUBJECT(DOER)+ VERB+ OBJECT(RECEIVER) �PASSIVEOBJECT(RECEIVER)+ VERB(past participle)+ by+ SUBJECT (DOER) For example- The boys were helping the poor man. (Active ) The poor man was being helped by the boys. (Passive)

Transforming the sentences from Active to Passive TENSE/ MODALS ACTIVE VOICE PASSIVE VOICE Simple present Take/Takes Present continuous Present perfect Am taking/is taking/are taking Has taken/have taken Simple past Took am taken/ is taken/ are taken Am being taken/is being taken/ are being taken Has been taken/ have been taken Was taken/ were taken Past continuous Was taking Were taking Was being taken/ Were being taken Past perfect Had taken Had been taken Simple future Will/shall take Will be/shall be taken Can/may/ must etc. Can take/ may take/ must Can be taken/may ne taken/must be taken

POINTS TO REMEMBER: �While transforming the sentences from active to passive, there are changes takes place on the basis of tenses, changes in pronouns, change in the position of subject and object takes place. �The structure of the passive sentence changes according to the form of tenses given in active form. �In Passive Voice main verb will always be in its past participle form or V 3 form. �There can be some sentences in active voice without subject. �They can be transformed into passive form. �The helping verb in passive form will be based on the form of main verb given in active form.

Worksheet. Q: Change the voice of the following sentencesa) All his friends helped him. b) They made him king. c) They use video for teaching the students. d) Someone has picked my pocket. e) The teacher appointed him monitor. f) The peon opened the gate g) Ram helps Hari. h) He will finish the work. i) Rohit is writing a letter. j) She has bought a car.