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               Warm-up




             Read the given sentences and write 'A' if they are active and 'P' if they are passive.

             1.  Anil flew a kite.                                                   _____________________
             2.  The gardner watered the plants.                                     _____________________

             3.  The bike was stolen.                                                _____________________
             4.  Indians were taken into prison by the British.                      _____________________

             5.  Deepa broke the pot.                                                _____________________
             6.  Harish made a record.                                               _____________________

             7.  I was helped by them.                                               _____________________





          Active and Passive Voices

          The voice is the form of a verb. It indicates whether the doer of an action is the subject or object
          in a sentence.
          Read the following sentences.

                My mother wrote a letter.
              l
                A letter was written by my mother.
              l
          In the first sentence, the subject my mother is doing the action. Therefore, the subject is active.
          Hence, the verb wrote is said to be in the active voice.

          In the second sentence, the subject a letter is receiving the action or the action is done upon it.
          Hence, the verb was written is said to be in the passive voice.

          Formation of Active Voices and Passive Voices
              Active voice:    subject  +  verb  +  object

              Passive voice:   object  +  helping verb  +  past participle of main verb  +  (by  +  subject)

          Read the following sentences.
                Kitty kicked the pillow. (active voice)
              l
                The pillow was kicked by Kitty. (passive voice)
              l

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