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Verbs: Active and Passive Voice

ICSE · Class 8 · English Language: Grammar and Composition

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Overview

Active voice says what the subject does. Passive voice says what is done to the subject. English commonly uses the active voice because it is simple, elegant, and easier to understand, but passive voice is useful when the doer is unknown or when the action matters more than the doer. Passive sentenc

Key Concepts

An active verb is used

An active verb is used to say what the subject does. For example, 'Somebody picked my pocket yesterday.'

A passive verb is used

A passive verb is used to say what is done to the subject. For example, 'My pocket was picked yesterday.'

Passive voice is formed using

Passive voice is formed using the past participle form of the verb along with an appropriate form of the auxiliary be.

Passive voice is preferred when

Passive voice is preferred when the doer is not known and when the action itself is more important than who performed it.

Verbs which do not take objects

Verbs which do not take objects cannot be expressed in the passive. Examples include 'laughed' and 'is going'. A phrasal verb like 'laughed at' can be

Learning Objectives

  • Identify active and passive voice in sentences
  • Change sentences from active voice to passive voice
  • Use passive voice in different tenses
  • Recognise verbs that cannot be made passive
  • Use passive forms with two-object verbs

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