Active and Passive Voice
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See them allWhat is the difference between active voice and passive voice?
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In active voice, the subject performs the action (e.g., 'Priya fed the hungry cat'). In passive voice, the subject receives the action (e.g., 'The hungry cat was fed by Priya'). The object of the acti…
Transform this active voice sentence to passive voice: 'The teacher taught French and German to the children.'
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Passive voice options: 1) 'French and German were taught to the children by the teacher.' OR 2) 'The children were taught French and German by the teacher.' When there are two objects, either can beco…
What is the role of the preposition 'by' in passive voice?
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The preposition 'by' is used in passive voice to indicate who performed the action. It gives full meaning to the sentence by showing the original subject (doer). Example: 'Two goals were scored by Der…
When should you use passive voice instead of active voice?
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Use passive voice when: 1) The action is more important than the doer, 2) The doer is unknown, 3) The doer is unimportant. Examples: 'The alarm was raised late at night' (doer unknown), 'The Taj Mahal…
What type of verbs can be changed from active to passive voice?
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Only transitive verbs (verbs that have one or more objects) can be changed to passive voice. Intransitive verbs like 'sleep', 'laugh', 'shine' cannot be made passive. Example: 'The old man slept peace…
Convert to passive voice: 'Rahul bakes cookies and cakes.' (Simple Present)
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'Cookies and cakes are baked by Rahul.' In simple present tense, active voice uses base form of verb, while passive voice uses 'are/is + past participle' structure.
Convert to passive voice: 'Rahul is baking some cookies and cakes.' (Present Continuous)
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'Some cookies and cakes are being baked by Rahul.' In present continuous, passive voice uses 'are/is being + past participle' structure.
Convert to passive voice: 'Rahul has baked some cakes and cookies.' (Present Perfect)
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'Some cakes and cookies have been baked by Rahul.' In present perfect, passive voice uses 'have/has been + past participle' structure.
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