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CLASS 7th English

The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action. Some key differences are: 1) In passive voice, the subject and object switch places compared to active voice. 2) Passive voice uses the verb "to be" plus the past participle form of the main verb and adds the preposition "by" followed by the original subject. 3) Passive voice is used when the recipient/object is more important to focus on than the doer/subject.

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CLASS 7th English

The document discusses the differences between active and passive voice. In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action. Some key differences are: 1) In passive voice, the subject and object switch places compared to active voice. 2) Passive voice uses the verb "to be" plus the past participle form of the main verb and adds the preposition "by" followed by the original subject. 3) Passive voice is used when the recipient/object is more important to focus on than the doer/subject.

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Take a look at these sentences. How are th e se sentences different'?
• He wrote a letter.
• A letter was written by him.
In most sentences, the subject of the sentence i~ the doer of an action, and the
object of the sentence is the receiver of the action. For example,
• Cats eat fish. (cat- subject; fish- object)
• Gopal posted the letter. (Gopal- subject; letter- object)

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I The verb that expresses that the action is carried out by the subject is said to
I be in the active voice. The active voice is used when the agent or the doer is to I

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However, in some sentences, the subject receives the action of the verb. For
example,

• Fish are eaten by cats. (fish- subject; cats- object)


• The letter was posted by Gopal. (letter- subject; Gopal- object)

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' The verb that expresses what is done to the subject is said to be in the passive 1
voice. I

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f the verb which indicates whether the subject is the doer

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Me voice have been changed into th e


anings.
he captain called the players. (active)
• :11e player~ were calle~ by th: captain. (passive)
' is painting a portr~ut. (active)
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pamte d b
y him. (passive)
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point out the differences in each of the pairs of sentences,
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these rules to be kept in mind when changing the voice of the verb from
Rea.d to passive.
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active f h b. d h .
ositions o t e su Ject an t e obJect of the verb are interchanged.
' The pubject of the verb in the active voice is
Th~: the object of the verb in the passive voice.
ma he passive voice, the preposition by is added before the object.
' Int ber of the ver b .1s ch ange d accord"mg to the number and person of
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the subject.
e table to understand how the verb is changed into the passive voice
study t h
. different tenses.
form in
Tense Adive voice Passive voice
He paints a wall. A wall is painted by
Simple present him.
He is painting a wall. A wall is being painted
Present continuous by him.
He has painted a wall. A wall has been
Present perfect painted by him.
He painted a wall. A wall was painted by
Simple past him.
He was painting a A wall was being
Past continuous
wall. painted by him.

Past perfect He had painted a wall. A wa II had been


painted by him.
Simple future He will paint a wall. A wall will be painted
by him.
Future continuous He will be painting a
wall.
He will have painted a A wall w ill have been
wall. painted by him.

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