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- Definition and examples of passive voice in English grammar. Passive voice is one of the most polarizing bad writing habits out there. Many self-proclaimed grammar snobs consider passive voice to be incorrect. Here’s the thing: passive voice isn’t actually grammatically incorrect. That being said, it’s often stylistically better to use active voice.
- Convert Active to Passive Change a sentence to any type of Tense and view its Passive Voice sentence with its Rule and Hindi Translation. Convert Active-To-Passive is quite helpful in perfecting the knowledge of Active Passive Voice.
1. The boy killed the spider. / The spider ......... by the boy.
2. He loves me. / I .......... by him.
3. I bought a shirt yesterday. / A shirt .......... by me.
4. I ate an apple. / An apple ........... by me.
5. I have invited all of my friends. / All of my friends ............ by me.
6. I am reading a novel. / A novel ........... by me.
7. Janet will give you a present. / You .......... a present by Janet.
8. She will have helped me. / I ............ by her.
9. I was watching a movie. / A movie ............ by me.
10. They carried the patient home. / The patient .......... home.
11. Do it at once. / ............ at once.
Changing Passive To Active Voice
12. Do not beat the dog. / Let the dog ............
Answers
2. He loves me. / I am loved by him.
3. I bought a shirt yesterday. / A shirt was bought by me.
4. I ate an apple. / An apple was eaten by me.
5. I have invited all of my friends. / All of my friends have been invited by me.
6. I am reading a novel. / A novel is being read by me.
7. Janet will give you a present. / You will be given a present by Janet.
8. She will have helped me. / I will have been helped by her.
9. I was watching a movie. / A movie was being watched by me.
10. They carried the patient home. / The patient was carried home.
11. Do it at once. / Let it be done at once.
12. Do not beat the dog. / Let the dog not be beaten.
Lesson Twenty-five
from passive to active voice
This sentence is in the passive voice: The students are helped by the teacher. It sounds better when it changes to the active voice: The teacher helps the students. |
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Why is the active voice preferred over the passive voice? English teachers regularly advise their students to change a written sentence from the passive voice to the active voice. The reason is that the active voice is more direct. The active voice clearly indicates who or what is performing an action. The passive voice does not always show who or what did something, and sometimes the passive voice is kind of awkward. However, the passive voice, in some situations is unavoidable, or it's a better choice over the active voice. Whatever the case may be, you must learn to convert the passive voice to the active voice, and vice versa. In this lesson, you'll learn how to convert the passive voice to the active voice. This is a good way of improving your writing and clearing up mistakes that you might be making in your writing and speaking. |
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passive voice: 1. The floor is swept by the custodian. | |
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active voice: 2. Bios for neo geo. The custodian sweeps the floor. | |
In the first sentence, the verb 'be' (is) indicates the verb tense. When changing the main verb to the active voice, do two things:
Let's look at the next example. |
passive voice: 1. The customers are being served by the waitress. | |
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active voice: 2. The waitress is serving the customers. | |
Both of these sentences are in the present continuous tense. This is indicated by the verb 'be' (are being / is). When changing the main verb, 'serve,' to the active voice, two things happen:
Now let's practice. |
passive voice: 1. The criminals were arrested by the police officer. | |
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active voice: 2. The police officer ________________. | |
How did you change the sentence? |
Directions: Change each sentence from the passive voice to the active voice. (Answers are below.)
1. The baby was fed by the mother.
The mother _______________________________.
Passive To Active Voice Generator
2. The products are packaged by a machine.
A machine ________________________________.
3. All the pop was drunk by the kids.
The kids __________________________________.
4. The patient is being examined by the doctor.