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What is Active Voice?
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Active voice is used when the subject of the sentence performs the action. The subject is 'active' in doing the verb. Example: - Renu plays tennis. Here, 'Renu' is the subject and she is doing the a…
What is Passive Voice?
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Passive voice is used when the subject of the sentence receives the action. The subject is not doing the action but is affected by it. Example: - Tennis is played by Renu. Here, 'Tennis' is the subj…
Why do we use Passive Voice?
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We use passive voice in three main situations: 1. When we don't know who did the action: - My purse was stolen. 2. When the action is more important than who did it: - The school was built in …
Can all verbs be changed into passive voice?
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No, only transitive verbs (verbs that have an object) can be changed into passive voice. Intransitive verbs (verbs without an object) cannot be used in passive voice. Example: - Active: The baby cri…
How do you change an active sentence to passive voice?
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Follow these 4 steps: 1. Move the object of the active sentence to the subject position. 2. Use the correct form of 'be' (is, am, are, was, were, been, being). 3. Add the past participle form of the m…
What happens to the subject and object when changing from active to passive?
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In passive voice: - The object of the active sentence becomes the subject. - The subject of the active sentence becomes the object (after 'by'). Example: Active: The gardener waters the plants. - Sub…
How is Simple Present tense changed to passive voice?
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In passive voice, Simple Present uses: is / am / are + past participle Examples: - Active: He writes poems. - Passive: Poems are written by him. - Active: I love mangoes. - Passive: Mangoes are lov…
How is Simple Past tense changed to passive voice?
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In passive voice, Simple Past uses: was / were + past participle Examples: - Active: She made a cake. - Passive: A cake was made by her. - Active: They built the house. - Passive: The house was bui…
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