Understanding Active and Passive Voice in English Grammar

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Explore the concept of active and passive voice in English grammar, with examples and rules for changing voices across different tenses. Learn how to transform sentences while maintaining the original meaning and structure. Enhance your understanding of subject-verb-object relationships and the use of prepositions in passive construction.

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Content Prepared by Ms. C. SASIKALA Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy 620 020.

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE VOICE Subject doing some action PASSIVE VOICE Some action done by the subject. EXAMPLE Rama killed Ravana. (Active Voice) S V O Here, subject doing some action (killing) through the object. Ravana was killed by Rama.(Passive Voice) O V pre S Here, upon the object some action done by the subject.

Rules of changing voices We have to change voices in 8 form of tenses. We have to use past participle verb format for all 8 form of tenses. You should not change the tenses. You should change SVO (active) to OVS in (passive) form While changing the voices meaning should not change. Preposition by used in the form of passive.

8 FORM OF TENSE i) Present tense ii) Past tense iii) Future tense iv) Present continuous v) Past continuous vi) Present perfect vii)Past perfect viii)Future perfect