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CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF PASSIVE INFINITIVE

 

At the time of changing active voice into passive voice in passive infinitive, past participle is used adding ‘to be’.

Active voice  : Subject + Verb + object + to + infinitive. Passive voice: Subject + Verb + to be + past participle.

1.  Affirmative:

a.  Active voice     :  She wants you to take her home.

              Passive voice   :  She wants to be taken home.

b.  Active voice     :  She wished Chief Minister to reward her.

              Passive voice   :  She wished to be rewarded. 

2.  Negative:

a.  Active voice     :  He did not like you to help him.

              Passive voice   :  He did not like to be helped. 

b.  Active voice     :  They did not like you to praise them.

              Passive voice   :  They did not like to be praised.

3.  Interrogative:

a.  Active voice     :  Did he want the Principal to allow him go home?

              Passive voice   :  Did he want to be allowed to go home?

b.  Active voice  :  Did she want the teacher to examine her in English. 

Passive voice      :  Did she want to be examined in English.

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CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF PORTION OF A SENTENCE

 

At the time of changing active voice into passive voice, sometimes in long sentences, only one or more clauses or a part of sentence is changed into passive voice.

1.  Affirmative:

a.  Active voice     : We hope that you will win in spite of strong opposition.  

     Passive voice   : It is hoped that you will win in spite of strong opposition.  

b.  Active voice     : His father helped me; his mother loved me; but his sister made fun of me.  

     Passive voice   : I was helped by his father; I was loved by his mother; but I was made fun of by his sister.  

2.  Negative:

a.  Active voice     :  When I do not know you, I cannot help you.  

     Passive voice   : When you are not known to me, you cannot be helped by me.  

b.  Active voice     :  They say that this decision is not in my interest.  

     Passive voice   : It is said that this decision is not in my interest.

GRAND MASTER LANGUAGE: USE OF CERTAIN PREPOSITIONS

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CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF COMPOUND OBJECTS

 

Some sentences include compound objects. At the time of changing active voice into passive voice, sometimes, the entire clause is used for object.

Negative:

a.  Active voice     :  We do not appreciate your happy-go-lucky attitude.  

    Passive voice   : Your happy-go-lucky attitude is not appreciated by us.

b. Active voice     : He does not like your do-not-care-for-the-devil behaviour.        

Passive voice   : Your do-not-care-for-the-devil behaviour is not liked by him.

c.  Active voice     :  We do not agree to what you ask for.  

Passive voice   :  What you ask for is not agreed to by us.

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CHANGE OF VOICE WITH ‘WHEN’ IN PASSIVE VOICE

 

At the time of changing active voice into passive voice, in some conditions, even passive voice seems to be in active voice.

Affirmative:

a.  Active voice     :  These apples taste sour.  

     Passive voice   :  These apples are sour when tasted.

b.  Active voice     :  These biscuits eat crisp.  

     Passive voice   :  These biscuits are crisp when they are eaten.

c.  Active voice     :  Quinine tastes bitter.

     Passive voice   :  Quinine is bitter when tasted.

d.  Active voice     :  Rose smells sweet.

     Passive voice   :  Rose is sweet when smelt.

e.  Active voice     :  Honey tastes sweet.  

              Passive voice   :  Honey is sweet when tasted.

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CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF SENTENCES BEGINNING FROM ‘IT IS TIME…’

 

In structures of some sentences, ‘It is time…’ is used.

1.  Affirmative:

Active voice  : It is time + to + 1st form of Verb + object. Passive voice: It is time + for + object + to be + 3rd form of verb.

a.  Active voice     :  It is time to take tea.

     Passive voice   :  It is time for tea to be taken.

b.  Active voice     :  It is time to finish the work.

     Passive voice   :  It is time for the work to be finished.

2.  Negative:

Active voice  : It is time + not to + 1st form of Verb + object. Passive voice: It is time + for + object + not to be + 3rd form of verb.

a.  Active voice     :  It is time not to leave this place.

                   Passive voice   :  It is time for this place not to be left.

b.  Active voice     :  It is time not to run a race.

                   Passive voice   :  It is time for a race not to be run.

3.  Interrogative:

Active voice  : Is it time + to + 1st form of Verb + object? Passive voice: Is it time + for + object + to be + 3rd form of verb?

a.  Active voice     :  Is it time to ring the bell?

     Passive voice   :  Is it time for the bell to be rung?

b.  Active voice     :  Is it time to sweep the floor?

     Passive voice   :  Is it time for the floor to be swept?

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CHANGE OF VOICE WITHOUT ‘BY’ IN PASSIVE VOICE

 

Sometimes at the time of changing Active voice into passive voice, subject does not follow ‘by’, rather any of ‘at’, ‘in’, ‘with’, ‘to’… is used.

1.  Affirmative:

a.  Active voice     :  I know her.

     Passive voice   :  She is known to me.

b.  Active voice     :  Your behaviour has surprised me.

     Passive voice   :  I have been surprised at your behaviour.

2.  Negative:

a.  Active voice     :  His progress has not satisfied me.

     Passive voice   :  I have not been satisfied with his progress.

b.  Active voice     :  This jug does not contain hot milk.

     Passive voice   :  Hot milk is not contained in this jug.

3.  Interrogative:

a.  Active voice     :  Can you please everyone?

     Passive voice   :  Can everyone be pleased with you?

b.  Active voice     :  What does this box contain?

     Passive voice   :  What is contained in this box?

 

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CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF DOUBLE OBJECTS

 

Sentences having double objects: a direct and another indirect. At the time of changing active voice into passive voice, the sentence may begin either of two. If beginning is made with second object in passive voice, first object follows ‘to’ and is placed after verb. If beginning is made with first object in passive voice, second object is placed after verb.

1.  Affirmative:

a.  Active voice     :  I presented her a wrist watch.

     Passive voice   :  A wrist watch was presented to her by me.

     Or                   :  She was presented a wrist watch by me.

b.  Active voice     :  Mohan lent me this bicycle.

     Passive voice   :  This bicycle was lent to me by Mohan

     Or                   :  I was lent this bicycle by Mohan.

2.  Negative:

a.  Active voice     :  He did not give me a book.

     Passive voice   :  A book was not given to me by him.

     Or                   :  I was not given a book by him.

b.  Active voice     :  She does not teach us English.

     Passive voice   :  English is not taught to us by her.

     Or                   :  We are not taught English by her.

3.  Interrogative:

a.  Active voice     :  Did he offer you tea?

     Passive voice   :  Was tea offered to you by him?

     Or                   :  Were you offered tea by him?

b.  Active voice     :  Who gave you help?

     Passive voice   :  By whom was help given to you?

     Or                   :  By whom were you given help?

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CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF SENETENES WITH MISSING SUBJECT IN PASSIVE VOICE

 

Sometimes no subject is given in passive voice, while it is assumed in active voice.

1.  Affirmative:

a.  Passive voice   :  They have been scolded.

     Active voice     :  The teacher has scolded them.

b.  Passive voice   :  She was being beaten.

     Active voice     :  Her mother was beating her.

2.  Negative:

a.  Passive voice   :  You may not be praised.

     Active voice     :  They may not praise you.

b.  Passive voice   :  The bell was not rung.

     Active voice     :  The peon did not ring the bell.

3.  Interrogative:

a.  Passive voice   :  Were you not taught?

     Active voice     :  Did the teacher not teach you?

b.  Passive voice   :  Has he been misunderstood?

     Active voice     :  Have you misunderstood him?

 

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CHANGE OF VOICE IN CASE OF PREPOSITIONAL VERBS

 

     If a preposition follows verb in active voice, the same preposition follows 3^rd form of verb in passive voice.

1.  Affirmative:

a.  Active voice     :  We must speak to him.

     Passive voice   :  He must be spoken to by us.

b.  Active voice     :  The hunter aimed at the bird.

     Passive voice   :  The bird was aimed at by the hunter.

2.  Negative:

a.  Active voice     :  You cannot play with fire.

     Passive voice   :  Fire cannot be played with by you.

b.  Active voice     :  He is not looking for a job.

     Passive voice   :  A job is not being looked for by him.

3.  Interrogative:

a.  Active voice     :  Did the people listen to the leader?

     Passive voice   :  Was the leader listened to by the people?

b.  Active voice     :  Who is looking into this case?

Passive voice   :  By whom is this case being looked into?