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Active voice

Passive voice

voice

Sentence Structures

Passive of imperative sentences

Forms of passive verbs

General Rule According To Tense

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Voice is the quality of a verb which indicates

whether the subject acts or is being acted

upon.

Active voice

Passive voice

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The voice used to indicate that the

grammatical subject of the verb is

performing the action or causing the

happening denoted by the verb.

The boy hit the ball.

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Active voice adds clarity and places

responsibility where it belongs

Active voice can make our writing more

vivid

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The voice used to indicate that the

grammatical subject of the verb is the

recipient (not the source) of the action

denoted by the verb.

The ball was hit. (Or, "The ball was hit by the boy")

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If the action is more important then the agent.

If the agent is not known.

To connect ideas in different clauses or

sentences more clearly.

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MODALs

Active Voice Passive Voice

• Should take

• Can take

• Could take

• May take

• Might take

• Must take

• Ought to take

• Should be taken

• Can be taken

• Could be taken

• May be taken

• Might be taken

• Must be taken

• Ought to be taken

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I. linking verb

am

is

are

was

were

be

being

been

The passive voice requires a "double

verb"

II. The main verb in the form of past

participle

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NOUNS

Active Voice

Passive Voice

• I• We• You• He• She• It• They• Sham

• By me• By us• By you• By him• By her• By it• By them• By sham

Often passive voice sentences will

contain a preposition "by" .

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Tense Active Voice Passive Voice

Simple Present

• Take• Takes

• Is taken• Are taken

Present Continuous

• Am taking • Is taking• Are taking

• Is being taken• Are being taken

Present Perfect

• Has taken• Have taken

• Has been taken• Have been taken

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Tense Active Voice Passive Voice

Simple Past • Took• Was taken• Were taken

Past Continuous

• Was taking• Were taking

• Was being taken• Were being taken

Past Perfect

• Had taken • Had been taken

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Subject ( Doer ) + Verb + Object

subject + auxiliary verb (be) + main verb (past

participle)

let + subject +be (not) +past participle

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