grammartopicvoicepart1
Voice
A verb may tell us about what a person or a thing does .Therefore,a verb is said to be an action on the part of a doer/subject.
For Example,
a)They will do the work
b) The teacher has punished the boy.
The verbs 'do,punish' are transitive. The actions of the subjects , 'They ,The teacher' passes over to the objects 'work,the boy.' Therefore,these verbs are called transitive.
The verb may also tell us what is done to a person or a thing.
Now read the following sentences
a)The work will be done by them.
b)The boy has been punished by the teacher.
How to define a Voice?
a)In active voice a sentence begins with a subject (They,The Teacher) as you can see in sentence (a and b)
b)In passive voice a sentence begins with an object (The work,The Boy) as mentioned in sentence (a and b)
However, Sentences with only transitive verbs admit of Passive Expressions
Look Here,
Jaya came here
Father is going out
The verbs 'Come,Go' are intransitive because these verbs do not have objects. The effect of the action does not pass over to any subject. Therefore, these verbs are called intransitive. Since ,they are not used with object, they do not admit of Passive Expression.
Therefore,before making a sentence, a student must note carefully whether the sentence is beginning with subject or object.
How to make a passive voice,
a)The Passive Voice of an active voice is formed by using the verb 'to be'. However , the original active verb must be converted into Past Participle.
b)Object may be placed before the verb in passive expression.
The Verb 'To Be' (Study The Given Table)
The Verb 'To Be' has following two uses
1)As an auxiliary verb it is used with other verbs both in active and passive voice
2) As an ordinary/regular verb it is used in 'No verb' Sentences
The Use of 'To be' in the passive sentences
Object+be+ Past Participle of Transitive Verb +by (Subject)
A. Infinitive
B. Modals
C. Future Indefinite
(i) He doesn't like to be punished
ii)The young persons should be taught good manners
iii)He will be punished for his misbehavior
A verb may tell us about what a person or a thing does .Therefore,a verb is said to be an action on the part of a doer/subject.
For Example,
a)They will do the work
b) The teacher has punished the boy.
The verbs 'do,punish' are transitive. The actions of the subjects , 'They ,The teacher' passes over to the objects 'work,the boy.' Therefore,these verbs are called transitive.
The verb may also tell us what is done to a person or a thing.
Now read the following sentences
a)The work will be done by them.
b)The boy has been punished by the teacher.
How to define a Voice?
a)In active voice a sentence begins with a subject (They,The Teacher) as you can see in sentence (a and b)
b)In passive voice a sentence begins with an object (The work,The Boy) as mentioned in sentence (a and b)
However, Sentences with only transitive verbs admit of Passive Expressions
Look Here,
Jaya came here
Father is going out
The verbs 'Come,Go' are intransitive because these verbs do not have objects. The effect of the action does not pass over to any subject. Therefore, these verbs are called intransitive. Since ,they are not used with object, they do not admit of Passive Expression.
Therefore,before making a sentence, a student must note carefully whether the sentence is beginning with subject or object.
How to make a passive voice,
a)The Passive Voice of an active voice is formed by using the verb 'to be'. However , the original active verb must be converted into Past Participle.
b)Object may be placed before the verb in passive expression.
The Verb 'To Be' (Study The Given Table)
The Verb 'To Be' has following two uses
1)As an auxiliary verb it is used with other verbs both in active and passive voice
2) As an ordinary/regular verb it is used in 'No verb' Sentences
The Use of 'To be' in the passive sentences
Object+be+ Past Participle of Transitive Verb +by (Subject)
A. Infinitive
B. Modals
C. Future Indefinite
(i) He doesn't like to be punished
ii)The young persons should be taught good manners
iii)He will be punished for his misbehavior
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