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Interchange Of Active And Passive Voice: Patterns And Examples - English Daily Use Manik Joshi

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

Active and Passive Voice
Interchange of Active and Passive Voice
1. First or Second Form of Verb
2. Auxiliary Verb 'Be' + -ING Form of Verb
3. Have/Has/Had + Verb Third Form
4. Present/Future Modals + Verb Word
5. Past Modals + Past Participle
6. Verb + Preposition
7. Main Verb + Object + Complement
8. Main Verb + Object + Object
9. Have/Has/Had + Infinitive (To + Verb)
10. Auxiliary Verb 'Be' + Infinitive (To + Verb)
11. Verb + Object + Infinitive (Without 'To')
12. There + Auxiliary Verb + Noun (Subject) + Infinitive
13. Interrogative Sentences
14. Imperative Sentences
15. Principal Clause + That + Noun Clause (Object)
Use of Prepositions

Sample This:

Active and Passive Voice

ACTIVE VOICE - Definition
The form of a verb in which subject is the person or thing that performs the action.


PASSIVE VOICE - Definition
The form of a verb in which subject is affected by the action of the verb.

Basic Difference between Active and Passive Voice:
In Active Voice -
Subject performs the action.
Examples:
They finished the work.
He published his novel.
She will apply for this job.
I purchased new books.

In Passive Voice -
Subject is affected by the action of the verb. [Thus, 'object' of active voice is highlighted in

passive voice]
Examples:
Work was finished by them.
His novel was published by him.
This job will be applied by her.
New books were purchased by me.

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Interchange of Active and Passive Voice

While changing active voice into passive voice, subject in active voice is changed into object

(followed by preposition 'by') and object in active voice is changed into subject.
Also remember: Sometimes instead of using preposition 'by', you may have to use other

prepositions.

Important Rules:
Changing Active Voice Into Passive Voice

Rule 1:
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence.  And the subject

of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive voice.
Example:
Active Voice - You study English [Subject - You, Object - English]
Passive Voice - English is studied by you. [Subject - English, Object - You]

Note - You can omit object (subject of active voice) in passive voice if it gives enough meaning.
Example:
Active Voice - We should respect our elders. [Subject - We, Object - elders]
Passive Voice - Elders should be respected by us. [Subject - Elders, Object - us] Or
Passive Voice - Elders should be respected. [Subject - Elders, Object - 'Omitted']

Rule 2:
The verb of the active sentence is always changed into past participle (third Form of Verb) in

different ways. Some are as follows:
Is/am/are/was/were + past participle
Is/am/are/was/were + being + past participle
Have been/has been/had been + past participle
Will be/shall be/can be/may be + past participle
Would be/could be/should be/might be + past participle
[Very Important Note - Auxiliary verbs in passive voice are used according to the tense of the

sentence]

Rule 3:
Proposition 'by' is used to introduce the passive object (the work was finished by me.).
[Sometimes, others prepositions (at, in, with, for) are used instead of by]

You should use the passive when you just do not know the active subject or you want to make the

active object more important.

THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS WHERE PASSIVE VOICE IS NOT POSSIBLE:

TENSES
Some Tenses Cannot Be Changed Into Passive Voice. These Are As Follows:
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense

VERBS
Intransitive verbs can't be changed into passive voice because there is no object in intransitive

verbs.

Note - There are two types of verbs
Transitive Verb - Needs Object
Intransitive Verb - Don't Need Object

Examples:
Transitive Verb - We applied for a job.
There Is Object - 'a job' - in this sentence. Thus, this sentence could be changed into passive

voice

Intransitive Verb - We sleep.
There is no Object in this sentence. (Thus, passive voice is not possible)