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Ly __ | = ae | ARE YOU LAZY TO GET HIGH MARKS DON'T BE? GO TO _TO GET NOTES OF ANY CLASS TO GET HIGH MARKS Active and Passive Voie Active Voice: A verb is in active voice when subject does something. He Writes a etter (Active Voice; (subject) (Verb) (Object) Passive Voice: Avverb is in Passive Voice when something is done to the subject. A letter is written by him. (Passive Voice) (object) (Helping Verb) (Third Form of verb) (subject/Objective form) 1. Present Indefinite Tense: Passive Voice A song is sung by her.__ A song is not sung is a song sung by ner? is a $0ng not sung by her? She sings a son: ‘She does noi sing a son Does she sing a sang? Does she rot singa song? 2. Past Indefinite Tense: ae was not sung by her Did she sing a song? . lWas a song sung by fer ? Did she not Was a song not sung She will not sing a song A song will not be sung by Will she sing a song? Will a song Will she not sing a song? [sear oanassog— [a di not being sung by Fer is she singing a song? a g not being sung by her? [She was singing a song. __|A song was being sung by her. [She was not singing asong__ JA song was not being sung by her. [Was she singing asong? ‘| Was a song being sung by her? lWas she not singing a song? Was a song not being sung by her? 6. Present Perfect Tense: Active Voice She has sung a song. Song has not been sung by ner, jas a song been sung by her? [Has she not sungasong? __|Has a song not been sung by her? Past Perfect Tense: 8. Future Perfect Tense: Passive Voice [She will have sung a song. __|A song will have been sung by her. [She will not have sung a song. _[A song will not have been sung by her. [Will she have sung a song? _| Willa song have been sung by her? Will she not have sung a song? Passive Voice A song has been sung by her. Passive Voice song had been sung by her. song had not been sung by her. jad_a song been sung by her? jad a song not been sung by her? x|x|>| ] Will'a song not have been sung by her? Miscellaneous Sentences 1. Double Object — Verbs: When a transitive verb with two objects is put in passive voice, one of the objects becomes the subject and the other remains the object as before; as I gave her a book. (Active voice) She was given a book by me. : Note 1: The object which remains as object in the passive voice is called the Retained Object. Note 2: Out of the two objects one which is usually the name of the thing is called the Direct Object and the other which is the name of a person is called the Indirect Object. In the above example:- Book. sss0Direct Object Her....... : Indirect Object Note 3: The Indirect Obj ways precedes the Direct Object. Note 4: In a-sentence of Passive Voice if the Indirect Object is the Retained Object, it should be preceded by preposition ‘to’. For example, He wrote me a letter. (indirect Object Direct Object) Aletter was written to me by him. 2. Prepositional Verbs: The preposition given after the verb in Active Voice must be retained in the Passive Voice; as, iches are hankered after by evel 3. Imperative Sentences: Signs: in an imperative sentence the subject (you) is usually understood. The sentence starts with either first form of the verb or please / kindly. The imperative mood is used to express (i) a command (ii) advice (iii) a request or prayer and (iv) some round about idea. You are ordered to do it at once. Please help me. You are requested to help me. Do not smoke. <]

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