Class 8 English Grammar Chapter 15 Active and Passive Voice
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on June 16, 2023, 4:45 AM
Class 8 English Grammar Chapter 15 Active and Passive Voice. When the Subject of a Verb acts or the Subject is the doer of the action, the verb is said to be in the Active Voice. When the Subject of a Verb is acted upon, or the Subject is the receiver of the action, the verb is said to be in the Passive Voice. For example, Active Voice: Reena writes a letter. Passive Voice: A letter is written by Reena. There is no difference in the meanings of these two sentences. These are simply two different ways of saying the same thing. But in the first sentence, Subject performs the action, while in the second sentence, the Subject of the Verb is acted upon.
Grade 8 English Grammar Chapter 15 Active and Passive Voice
When a verb is changed from the Active into Passive Voice, the object of the Active Verb becomes the Subject and vice-versa.
Change the verb into third form and put proper form of the verb “to be” (is, am, are, was, were, be, been, being) before it according to the tense of the main verb in the Passive Voice and the number (Singular/ Plural) of the new Subject.
“By” is used with the agent of the action (= doer of the action) because it is necessary to complete the sense.
The tense of the verb does not change.
Only the transitive verbs can be changed into Passive Voice but not the Intransitive Verbs.
