Passive voice part-2
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This document provides instructions on how to change sentences from active to passive voice in English. It explains the basic structure of a passive sentence and how to identify whether a sentence is active or passive. Rules are presented for changing the voice of sentences in different tenses, including indefinite, continuous, and perfect tenses. Examples are given to demonstrate changing active sentences to their passive equivalents.
Passive voice part-2
- 2. PART-II How To Formulate Passive Sentences
- 3. RECAP • What is voice in grammar? • What is an Agent in English Grammar? • Subject And Agent • What is patient in grammar? • What is active voice in grammar? • What is passive voice in grammar? • When To Use Passive Voice? • Sentences which cannot be changed into passive voice. • Structure of passive sentences • Check, Whether a sentence is active or passive. • Rules for changing Voice.
- 4. Main Structure Of a Passive Sentence.
- 5. Check, Whether a sentence is active or passive • Check, Whether a sentence is active or passive-I • Step 1: Find the main verb and identify whether it is past participle or not. • Step 2: look just before the main verb and locate any form of be present there? • Check, Whether a sentence is active or passive-II • Step 1: Find the subject. Step 2: Did the subject perform the verb?
- 6. Check, Whether following sentence are active or passive • In the last few years, several new houses were built. • Were(be) +built (V3) ----- Passive Voice • The author has written a special edition for children. • has +written (V3) ----- Active Voice . • He expected to be offered the job. • be +offered (V3) ----- Passive Voice • The scientist will have invented something new next year. • have +invented (V3) ----- Active Voice. • She was shown the easier way to do it. • Be(was) +shown (V3) ----- Passive Voice
- 7. Rules for changing Active Voice into Passive Voice: • Identify the subject, the verb and the object: SVO. • Change the object into subject. • Put the suitable helping verb or auxiliary verb. • Change the verb into past participle of the verb. • Add the preposition "by" • Change the subject into object.
- 8. Indefinite or Simple Tense Present S is/am/are (not) V(3) by agent Past S was/were (not) V(3) by agent Future S shall/will (not) be V(3) by agent Present Is/Am/Are s V(3) by agent? Past Was/Were s V(3) by agent? Future Shall/Will s be V(3) by agent?
- 9. Indefinite or Simple Tense • The boy hits the ball. • STEP-1:Remove subject: The boy • STEP-2: Identify the object and bring it into the front of the sentence. The Ball • STEP-3: Place suitable form of the verb to be with the subject of passive sentence. The Ball is • STEP-4: Convert the main verb into 3rd form of the verb and keep it at its actual position or place it after verb to be: The ball is hit • STEP-5: Place the preposition by along with agent at the end of the sentence . The ball is hit by the boy.
- 10. Convert the following sentences into passive voice • Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year. • Harry ate fish yesterday. • The team will celebrate their victory tomorrow. • Eid is celebrated by Muslims twice a year. • Fish was eaten by Harry yesterday. • Their victory will be celebrated by team tomorrow.
- 11. Convert the following sentences into passive voice • Do they take tea daily? • He did not receive invitation. • Will you not cheat him? • Does she not cook Chinese rice? • Did police not chase him? • He will not show his efficiency in exams.
- 12. Convert the following sentences into passive voice • Do they take tea daily? • Is tea taken (by them) daily? • He did not receive invitation. • Invitation was not received (by him). • Will you not cheat him? • Will he not be cheated (by you)? • Does she not cook Chinese rice? • Are Chinese rice not cooked (by her)? • Did police not chase him? • Was he not chased (by police)? • He will not show his efficiency in exams. • His efficiency will not be shown (by him) in exams.
- 13. Continuous Tense Present S Is/Am/Are (not) being V(3) by agent Past S Was/Were(not) being V(3) by agent Present Is/Am/Are s being V(3) by agent? Past Was/Were s being V(3) by agent?
- 14. Continuous Tense • The boy is playing game. • STEP-1:Remove subject: The boy • STEP-2: Identify the object and bring it into the front of the sentence. Game • STEP-3: Place suitable form of the verb to be with the subject of passive sentence. Game is • STEP-4: Place being after verb to be: Game is being • STEP-5: Convert the main verb into 3rd form of the verb and keep it at its actual position or place it after being: Game is being played • STEP-6: Place the preposition by along with agent at the end of the sentence . Game is being played by the boy.
- 15. Convert the following sentences into passive voice • The boy is reading the book. • He was making pancakes in the kitchen. • They’re not growing the flowers in this garden. • Is the state keeping this man in prison? • Was global climate change threatening penguins living in the Antarctic?
- 16. Convert the following sentences into passive voice • The boy is reading the book. • The book is being read (by the boy). • He was making pancakes in the kitchen. • Pancakes were being made in the kitchen (by him). • They’re not growing the flowers in this garden. • Flowers are not being grown by them in this garden (by them). • Is the state keeping this man in prison? • Is this man being kept in prison (by the state)? • Was global climate change threatening penguins living in the Antarctic? • Were penguins living in the Antarctic being threatened (by global climate change)?
- 17. Perfect Tense Present S has/have(not) been V(3) by agent Past S had(not) been V(3) by agent Future S will (not) have been V(3) by agent Present Has/Have s been V(3) by agent? Past Had s been V(3) by agent? future Will s been V(3) by agent?
- 18. Perfect Tense • The boy has solved the puzzle. • STEP-1:Remove subject: The boy • STEP-2: Identify the object and bring it into the front of the sentence. The puzzle • STEP-3: Place suitable form of the verb to have with the subject of passive sentence. The puzzle has • STEP-4: Place been after verb to have: The puzzle has been • STEP-5: Place the main verb as it after been: The puzzle has been solved • STEP-6: Place the preposition by along with agent at the end of the sentence . The puzzle has been by the boy.
- 19. Convert the following sentences into passive voice • We have knocked at the door twice. • They had looked into the matter. • She will have completed MBBS next year. • Has Sam left his job? • Had he not informed employee? • Will they have made him king?
- 20. Convert the following sentences into passive voice • We have knocked at the door twice. • The door has been knocked at (by us) twice. • They had looked into the matter. • The matter has been looked into (by them). • She will have completed MBBS next year. • MBBS will have been completed (by her) next year. • Has Sam left his job? • Has job been left (by Sam)? • Had he not informed employee? • Had employee not been informed (by him)? • Will they have made him king? • Will he have been made king (by them)?