SDM'S Grammar Handnotes: CHANGE THE VOICE

 

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Voice” is that part of the verb that tells us whether the subject is acting (the one doing the action) or the S.F.O is acted upon (having the action done to him/her/it, in other words the S. F. O is the receiver of the action described by the verb.). ... When the subject of a sentence is being acted upon the sentence is said to be in the “passive voice.” Here are some examples:

 Active voice:

1. He served us.

2. I like music.

3. Mother cooks curry well.

4. Do you know him?

5. Who teaches you English?

Passive voice :

1. We are served by him.

2. Music is liked by me.

3. Curry is cooked well by mother.

4. Is he known to you?

5. By whom are you taught English?

Or, By whom is English taught to you?

In the above examples, the active voices, the respective subjects do the actions while in the passive voices the S. F. Os are acted upon by their respective verbs. Or, in other words, the S. F. Os are the receivers of the actions described by their respective verbs.

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[3/9, 9:01 PM] Mom Manish 7: A. I like him.

P. He is liked by me.(5)

[3/9, 9:04 PM] Mom Manish 7: He - sfo

Is - h v addition 1

Liked - v3

by - addition 2

Me - ofs

[3/9, 9:05 PM] Mom Manish 7: 3=5

2=3

1=5

[3/9, 9:08 PM] Mom Manish 7: 2. We know her.

[3/9, 9:10 PM] Mom Manish 7: She is known to us

[3/9, 9:14 PM] Mom Manish 7: 3. They don't insult us.

[3/9, 9:15 PM] Mom Manish 7: We are not insulted by them

[3/9, 9:15 PM] Mom Manish 7: 4. Mother loves me.

[3/9, 9:16 PM] Mom Manish 7: I am loved by mother

[3/9, 9:22 PM] Mom Manish 7: 5. Teacher does not beat the students.

[3/9, 9:23 PM] Mom Manish 7: The students are not beaten by teacher

[3/9, 9:26 PM] Mom Manish 7: 6. Mohammad helped Ahmed.

[3/9, 9:28 PM] Mom Manish 7: Ahmed was helped by Mohammad

[3/9, 9:28 PM] Mom Manish 7: 7. But, Ahmed cheated me.

[3/9, 9:28 PM] Mom Manish 7: But I was cheated by Ahmad

[3/9, 9:31 PM] Mom Manish 7: 8. Because he didn't keep his promise.

[3/9, 9:32 PM] Mom Manish 7: Because his promise was not kept by him

[3/9, 9:34 PM] Mom Manish 7: 9. You can do this.

[3/9, 9:35 PM] Mom Manish 7: This can be done by you

[3/9, 9:36 PM] Mom Manish 7: 10. We ought to pray to God.

[3/9, 9:37 PM] Mom Manish 7: God ought to be prayed to by us.

[3/9, 9:40 PM] Mom Manish 7: 11. You have to pay tax on time

[3/9, 9:42 PM] Mom Manish 7: Tax has to be paid by you on time.

 How to turn a passive sentence into an active voice?

Step 1: cut 2 & 4

Step 2: SFO and OFS will change their usual places.

 Step 3: V3 will take its usual form.

Q. 1. Questions are solved by me.

Ans. I solve questions.

Q.2. We are taught by the teacher.

Ans. The teacher teaches us.

Q. 3. She is not helped by them.

Ans. They do not help her.

Q. 4. I am not beaten by him.

Ans. He does not beat me.

Q. 5. Mother was called by father.

Ans. Father called mother.

Q. He was not invited by them to the party.

Ans. They did not invite him to the party.

Q. Ram will help me.

Ans. I shall be helped by Ram.

Q. Patients will be treated by the doctor.

Ans. The doctor will treat patients.

Q. We have been helped by him.

Ans. He has helped us.

Q. She has been awarded by the President.

Ans. The President has awarded her.

Q. They will not have been invited by them.

Ans. They will not have invited them.

Q. Had they been seen by you?

Ans. Had you seen them?

Ans. Had you seen them?

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Copyright: Shankar D Mishra 26.10.20