Lesson of Assertive Sentence Voice Change
Subject English
Grade 9th
Students` Learning Outcomes
Information for Teachers
- Passive form: be (is, am, are, was, were, being, been) + Past Participle
- Read these sentences:
- Someone has broken this chair. (Active)
- This chair has been broken. (Passive)
- People always admire this picture. (Active)
- This picture is always admired. (Passive)
- Note: in sentences 2 and 4 by someone and by the people are dropped. No agents are required in these sentences. This is the modern trends in assertive sentences.
- Sometimes a verb in the active voice takes two objects a direct one (thing) and an indirect one (person). Either of them may be used as the subject in the passive voice, as;
- Harris gave me a pen. (Active)
- I was given a pen by Harris. (Passive)
- Mr. Kamal teaches us English. (Active)
- We are taught English by Mr Kamal or English is taught to us by Mr Kamal.
- Prepositions must not be left out with verbs requiring them, as;
- We must look after the child.(Active)
- The child must be looked after. (Passive)
- You must work for success. (Active)
- Success must be worked for. (Passive)
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Active |
Passive |
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I do the work. |
The work is done by me. |
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Ayesha types a latter. |
A letter is typed by Ayesha. |
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Ali helped her. |
She was helped by Ali. |
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Rani is singing a song. |
A song is being sung by Rani. |
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She was singing a song. |
A song was being sung by her. |
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He has called me. |
I have been called by him. |
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They had seen the picture. |
The picture had been seen by them. |
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You will play hockey. |
Hockey will be played by you. |
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She would sing a song. |
A song would be sung by her. |
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She would have read the book. |
The book would have been read by her |
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He teaches me |
I am taught by him. |
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They kept us waiting. |
We were kept waiting by them. |
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Did she run a great risk? |
Was a great risk by her? |
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He will fly a kite. |
A kite will be flown by him. |
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I shall not speak a word to you. |
Not a word will be spoken to you by me. |
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When will he give up his studies? |
When will his studies be given up by him? |
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You are not running a race. |
A race is not being run by you. |
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Are they singing a song? |
Is a song being sung by them? |
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I was writing a letter. |
A letter was being written by me. |
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What was Harris doing? |
What was being done by Harris? |
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They have built the bridge. |
The bridge has been built by them. |
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Why have you missed the train? |
Why has the train been missed by you? |
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The workmen will have repaired the road. |
The road will have been repaired by th workmen. |
- Note: Adverbial etc. in the end position in Active Voice remains in the end position in Passive voice, as He will finish the work in a week. Will turns as; the work will be finished by him in a week.
