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Important changes:

The basic function of the subject and object gets changed.
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The position of the subject and object in the sentence gets interchanged.
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It changes the form of the verb.
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Remember the following points while transforming an active voice sentence into a
passive voice.
The object of the verb in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.
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An appropriate form of be is used according to the person and the number of the
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subject and the tense of the verb.
We convert the main verb into its past participle form.
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We place the preposition by before the agent of the action. The subject in the active
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voice sentence is the agent in the passive voice sentence.

Changing Personal Pronouns in the Passive Voice

We know that I, we, you, he, she, they, and it are personal pronouns. These are in their
subjective form. These pronouns change their forms when they are used in place of objects.
Subjective Pronoun Objective Pronoun

I me
we us
you you

he him
she her
it it

they them

Practice Time 1

Identify and state whether the verbs in these sentences are in active or passive voice.
1. The dog fetched the ball. _______________

2. The boy was bitten by a dog. _______________ Active and Passive Voice
3. The flag was hoisted. _______________
4. The policeman caught the thief. _______________
5. Some students disrupted the meeting. _______________
6. He repaired the bird’s broken wing. _______________

7. The flat tyre was changed by him. _______________
8. The novel was read by Monika in a day. _______________
9. She painted the entire wall. _______________

10. Who will finish this work first? _______________

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