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Rule No. 1. As mentioned earlier, the structure of sentence will be reversed in Passive Voice. The places of the Subject and the object will interchange. The subject will shift to the place of Object and the object will take the place of Subject in Passive Voice.
Example:
Active Voice: He buys a camera .
Passive Voice: A camera is bought by him .
Rule No. 2. Only Past Participle Form or 3rd form of verb (e.g. eaten etc) will always be used as main verb in Passive voices for all tenses. No other form of verb will be used as main verb. It can be seen in all the examples given on this page.
Rule No. 3. The word “by” will be used before subject in the Passive voice.
Example:
Active Voice: She drinks water.
Passive Voice: Water is drunk by her.
Rule No. 4. Other words such as ‘ with ’ or ‘ to’ may also be used instead of word ‘by’ depending upon the subject of the sentence. These words are used in a very few cases. The word ‘by’ is used in the most cases.
Examples:
Active Voice: : I know him.
Passive Voice: He is known to me.
Active Voice: Water fills a tub.
Passive Voice: A tub is filled with water.
Rule No. 5. The auxiliary verb will be changed in Passive Voice depending upon the tense of sentence in its Active Voice. There are rules for changing the auxiliary for each tense which can also be studied on this website.
Rule No. 6. Subject may not be always mentioned in Passive Voice. A passive voice sentence can be written without having subject, if it gives clear idea about the subject. Read the following examples.
Examples:
Active Voice: Women are not treated as equals.
Passive Voice: Sugar is sold in kilograms.
Note: The above rules, except rule No. 5, are the basic rules for changing Active Voices into Passive Voice and apply to all type of sentences. The rule No. 5 is about the usage of auxiliary verbs in Passive Voices which differs for each tense of the sentence. These rules for each tense have also been explained on this website.
Example:
Active Voice: He buys a camera .
Passive Voice: A camera is bought by him .
Rule No. 2. Only Past Participle Form or 3rd form of verb (e.g. eaten etc) will always be used as main verb in Passive voices for all tenses. No other form of verb will be used as main verb. It can be seen in all the examples given on this page.
Rule No. 3. The word “by” will be used before subject in the Passive voice.
Example:
Active Voice: She drinks water.
Passive Voice: Water is drunk by her.
Rule No. 4. Other words such as ‘ with ’ or ‘ to’ may also be used instead of word ‘by’ depending upon the subject of the sentence. These words are used in a very few cases. The word ‘by’ is used in the most cases.
Examples:
Active Voice: : I know him.
Passive Voice: He is known to me.
Active Voice: Water fills a tub.
Passive Voice: A tub is filled with water.
Rule No. 5. The auxiliary verb will be changed in Passive Voice depending upon the tense of sentence in its Active Voice. There are rules for changing the auxiliary for each tense which can also be studied on this website.
Rule No. 6. Subject may not be always mentioned in Passive Voice. A passive voice sentence can be written without having subject, if it gives clear idea about the subject. Read the following examples.
Examples:
Active Voice: Women are not treated as equals.
Passive Voice: Sugar is sold in kilograms.
Note: The above rules, except rule No. 5, are the basic rules for changing Active Voices into Passive Voice and apply to all type of sentences. The rule No. 5 is about the usage of auxiliary verbs in Passive Voices which differs for each tense of the sentence. These rules for each tense have also been explained on this website.
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