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    The document outlines the basic rules for changing a sentence from the active to the passive voice. It lists the four rules as: interchange the subject and object, use the third form of the main verb, use "by" before the subject, and change the pronoun. It provides examples of changing simple present tense sentences from the active to the passive voice by using the helping verbs "is", "am", "are".

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    The document outlines the basic rules for changing a sentence from the active to the passive voice. It lists the four rules as: interchange the subject and object, use the third form of the main verb, use "by" before the subject, and change the pronoun. It provides examples of changing simple present tense sentences from the active to the passive voice by using the helping verbs "is", "am", "are".

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    The document outlines the basic rules for changing a sentence from the active to the passive voice. It lists the four rules as: interchange the subject and object, use the third form of the main verb, use "by" before the subject, and change the pronoun. It provides examples of changing simple present tense sentences from the active to the passive voice by using the helping verbs "is", "am", "are".

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    ACTIVE VOICE AND

    PASSIVE VOICE
    RULES AND STRUCTURES
    THE BASIC FOUR RULES:

     INTERCHANGE THE POSITION OF SUBJECT AND


    OBJECT
     USE THIRD FORM OF THE MAIN VERB
     USE ‘BY’ BEFORE THE SUBJECT
     CHANGE THE PRONOUN
    CHANGE THE PRONOUN:
    PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
    FOR PASSIVE USE IS ,AM ,ARE

     I LIKE MANGOES
    MANGOES ARE LIKED BY ME
     WE DO NOT TELL A STORY
    A STORY IS NOT TOLD BY US.

     SHE DOES NOT BAKE A CAKE


    A CAKE IS NOT BAKED BY HER

     DOES HE DRIVE HIS NEW CAR?


    IS HIS NEW CAR DRIVEN BY HIM?
     THEY ANNOUNCE HOLIDAYS FOR STUDENTS
    (SUB) (VERB) (OBJECT) (EXTRA WORDS)

    HOLIDAYS ARE ANNOUNCED BY THEM FOR STUDENTS.


     CHILDREN PLAY BASKETBALL IN THE GROUND.
    BASKETBALL IS PLAYED BY CHILDREN IN THE GROUND.
     MY FATHER DOES NOT READ THE NEWS PAPER IN THE MORNING.
     DO WE LIKE READING STORIES?

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