ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

What is the difference between Active Voice and Passive? Active voice Active voice describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. The active voice has a forceful, direct, and unambiguous tone in its sentences. Passive voice A sentence is in the passive voice When subject is being acted upon, tell us what is done to someone or something. Definition: A verb is said to be in the passive voice when the person or thing denoted by the subject does not act, but suffers the action done by someone.

When we should use active verbs? When the subject works as a doer then the sentence should be in active voice. Commonly we use sentences in active voice. Examples: 1. Sanju and Ravi make noise. 2. Children like sweets. 3. We respect him. 4. A boy is teaching. 5. He is learning to program.

When we should use the Passive verb? When we say something to another person in our language. When it is obvious to the listener or reader who the agent is: When a work has been completed by another person but we don’t know about him then we use Passive Voice. EXAMPLE: A program is learned by him.

Passive voice Examples 1. Noise is made by Sanju and Ravi. 2. Sweets are kicked by children. 3. He is respected. 4. A boy is taught. 5. Program is learned by Him.

How to change Active voice into passive voice? Find Subject, Object, and Verb in a Sentence. Find the Tense of the sentence. Structures: A.V — S (Subject)+ V (Verb) + O (Object) P.V — O (Object) + V (Verb) + S (Subject)

3. Subject Someone, somebody, nobody, people or any uncertain noun/pronoun cannot use in passive voice so discard these words when you change into passive. Ex; A.V- Someone has broken my heart. P.V- My heart has been broken. 4. Helping verbs of the sentence should be changed by the Subject of the sentence, and the main verb always changed into V3 form(Past participle). Example: 1. I like him. He is liked by me. 2. He played Football. Football was played by him. 3. I love to eat mango. Mango is loved by me. 4. He has completed his work Work has been completed by him.