Passive
voice
Voice is the form of verb which shows,
what a subject does and what is done to the subject.
The active voice is used when the
subject is to be made prominent.
The passive is used when the object is
to be made prominent.
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George writes a
letter
Subject + verb + object
Subject is not in action
|
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Object + Hv+Verb + subject
How a subject changes to object
I me
We us
You you
He him
She her
It it
They them
Who by whom
Whom who
Only a transitive verb can be changed
to passive voice
To know a transitive verb ask:
What?
Whom?
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GRAMMAR
Present indefinite tense
Active Passive
I do my duty my
duty is done by me
S
+ v1 + o o
+is/ am/ are +v3 +by + s
I do not do my duty my
duty is not done by me
S
+ do/does + not + v1 + o o
+ is/am/are + not + v3 + by +s
Do you do your duty? Is
your duty done by you?
Do/does
+ s + v1 + o ? is/am/are
+ O + v3 + by + s?
Do you not do your duty? Is your
duty not done by you?
Do/does
+ s + not + v1 + o? is/am
are + o + not + v3 + by + s
Why do you do your duty? Why is your
duty done by you?
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