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Active and Passive Voice

ICSE · Class 6 · English Language- Grammar

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Topics in Active and Passive Voice

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What is Active and Passive Voice?

  • Voice shows the relationship between the subject and the verb in a sentence.
  • In active voice, the subject performs the action.
  • In passive voice, the subject receives the action.
2

When to Use Passive Voice

  • When the doer of the action is unknown: 'My bag was stolen.'
  • When the action is more important than the doer: 'The school was built in 1990.'
  • When we want to emphasize the receiver of the action: 'The award was given to Priya.'
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Rules for Converting Active to Passive Voice

  • Step 1: Identify the subject, verb, and object in the active sentence.
  • Step 2: Make the object the new subject.
  • Step 3: Use the correct form of 'be' + past participle of the main verb.
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Special Cases in Passive Voice

  • Pronouns change form in passive voice (e.g., 'I' becomes 'me', 'we' becomes 'us').
  • Prepositions are retained (e.g., 'look after' → 'looked after').
  • Interrogative sentences remain questions in passive voice.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Voice in English Grammar

Active VoicePassive VoiceRules for ConversionTenses in Passive VoiceWhen to Use Passive VoicePronouns in Passive VoiceInterrogative SentencesIntransitive Verbs

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