Active Passive Voice

Prepared by:Arvinder Kaur (Computer Faculty) GOVT.GIRLS.SENIOR.SECONDARY SCHOOL, BHAGSAR

Distt:- MUKTSAR

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My dog chased the black cat.

Can you tell me what is the subject in this sentence?

The dog is the subject in this sentence. 2

My dog chased the black cat.

What is the verb in this sentence?

The verb in this sentence is written in

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My dog chased the black cat.

What is the object in this sentence?

The object in this sentence is written in

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This is an active sentence. The subjectthe dog is actively chasing the black cat. But we could change the sentence around.

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The black cat was chased by my dog. What is the subject in this sentence ?

The black cat is the subject in this sentence. 6

The black cat was chased by my dog.

What is the verb in this sentence?

The verb is written in red in this sentence.

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The black cat was chased by my dog.

what is the object in this sentence?

The Object is written in red in this sentence.

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The black cat was chased by my dog. This is a passive sentence. The subjectthe black cat- is ‘passively’ having something done to it. It is being chased!

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What did you notice in these sentences?

We noticed the subject is changed into object and object is changed into subject .How can these changes be shown.

These can be shown in active passive

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Voice is that form of the verb which shows whether or not the subject of the verb is the agent of the action denoted by the verb.

Voice

Active Voice

Passive Voice 12

What is Active Voice? In the Active voice, the subject performs the action. [active =energetic ;working] For example: Gurman draws a picture. Gurman is the subject and he is doing something (drawing). 13

What is Passive Voice? In passive voice the subject is acted upon. [Passive= not active ; acted upon ]

For example: The picture was drawn by Gautam. In this case, the drawing is the subject and it is being acted upon by Gautam.

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In these examples, spot the use of the active voice and the passive voice. The music was played by the DJ.

passive

The sun was hidden by the clouds. Delighted fans streamed onto the pitch. Marie wrote the letter to the headteacher. Danny was praised by the headteacher.

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Most of the students Subject

Subject Some homework

do Verb

Verb is done

some homework. Object

Object by most of the students.

ACTIVE = DOER --- VERB --- RECEIVER PASSIVE = RECEIVER ---VERB --- DOER 16

Subject to object pronouns are changed according to the following list:Subject

Object

I

Me

We

Us

You

You

He

Him

She

Her

It

It 17

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Tenses

Active

Passive

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Present Indefinite

Ist form of the verb +s/es do/does (not)+ Ist form of the verb

is/am/are +IIIrd form

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Past Indefinite

IInd form of the verb did (not) +Ist form

was/were +IIIrd form

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Present Continuous

is,am,are(not)+ Ist form of verb+ing

is/am/are (not) +being +IIIrd form

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Past Continuous

was,were(not)+ Ist form of verb+ing

was/were (not) +being +IIIrd form

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Present Perfect

has/have (not) +IIIrd form

has/have (not) been +IIIrd form

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Past Perfect

had( not) +IIIrd form

had(not) been +IIIrd form

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Future Perfect

will/shall (not) have+ IIIrd form

will/shall (not) have been +IIIrd form

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Modal Verb

will,shall,would,should,can,could, may,might,must ,ought to+ Ist form

will,shall,would,should,can, could,may,might,must ,ought to be +IIIrd form

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Infinitive

to+ Ist form

to be+ IIIrd form

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Active Ist form of the verb +s/es do/does (not)+ Ist form of the verb

Passive is/am/are +IIIrd form

Active to Passive:1) I write a letter. A letter is written by me. 2) You do not like Watermelon. Watermelon is not liked by you. 3) Does he play football? Is football played by him?

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Active IInd form of the verb did (not) +Ist form

Passive was/were +IIIrd form

Active to Passive:2)Shakespeare wrote ‘Hamlet’. ‘Hamlet’ was written by Shakespeare. 2) She did not sing a song. A song was not sung by her. 3) Did I kill a lion? Was a lion killed by me? 20

Active is,am,are(not)+ Ist form of verb+ing

Passive is/am/are (not) +being +IIIrd form

Active to Passive :2)We are playing football. Football is being played by us. 2) They are not reading a book. A book is not being read by them. 3) Am I watching television? Is television being watched by me? 21

Active was,were(not)+ Ist form of verb+ing

Passive was/were (not) +being +IIIrd form

Active to Passive:1.She was watering plants. Plants were being watered by her. 2.Sita was not combing her hair. Her hair was not being combed by Sita. 3.Was he writing a letter? Was a letter being written by him?

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Active has/have (not) +IIIrd form

Passive has/have (not) been +IIIrd form

Active to Passive :1)The cook has cooked food. Food has been cooked by the cook. 2)You have not played football. Football has not been played by you. 3) Does he play football? Is football played by him? 23

Active Had ( not) +IIIrd form

Passive Had (not) been +IIIrd form

Active to Passive:2)Our English teacher had punished Rahul. Rahul had been punished by our English teacher. 4)I had not tasted pizza before. Pizza had not been tasted by me before. 6)Had he repaid the money? Had the money been repaid by him?

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Active will/shall (not) have+ IIIrd form

Passive will/shall (not) have been +IIIrd form

Active to Passive:1)Rani will have combed her hair. Her hair will have been combed by Rani. 2) Udbhav will not have gone to the market. The market will not have been gone by Udbhav. 3) Will you have done it? Will it have been done by you?

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Active will,shall,would,should,can,could,may,might, must ,ought to+ Ist form

Passive will,shall,would,should,can,could,may,might, must ,ought to be +IIIrd form

Active to passive:2) I can do this work. This work can be done by me. 4) Who will shut the door? By whom will the door be shut? 3) May I take your bike? May your bike be taken by me?

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Active to+ Ist form

Passive to be+ IIIrd form

Active to Passive:2)We ought to respect our elders. Our elders ought to be respected by us.

6)I expect to finish the work in time. I expect the work to be finished by her in time.

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Learn by heart:l

Let + new object +be/not be+3rd form

Active to Passive:• Shut the door. Let the door be shut. • Always speak the truth. Let the truth always be spoken. 3) Let her help his brother. Let his brother be helped by her.

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Change the voice in the following sentences:• The tailor made a beautiful design. • Let her sing. • May I smoke? • Have you called out the roll? • Gandhiji nursed his sick wife. • Sita writes a letter. 29

I really enjoyed in this project while preparing it. I have taken help of many books and also of Internet sites for preparing it. The list of books are mentioned below:-

TEXT BOOKS OF PSEB TEXT BOOKS OF CBSE ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND GRAMMAR BY

PROF . MAGO JPH GENERAL ENGLISH THE GRAMMAR TREE BY OXFORD PRESS INTERNET http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar www.animatedfactory.com 30