Question

Change the voice I was closing the shop

Answer 1

Given:

1. I was closing the shop. (Active voice)

Answer:

1. The shop was being closed by me. (Passive voice).

Know more:

• ★ What is Active voice?

A verb is said to be in the active voice when the subject of the verb is the doer of the action or acts or is active.

Examples:

1. He helps the poor.
2. A poet writes poem

• ★ What is Passive voice?

A verb is said to be in the Passive voice when the subject of the verb doesn't act but receives the action by someone or something.

Examples:

1. The poor is helped by him.
2. Poems are written by a poet.

Changing Sentence from Active to Passive voice:-

Active :- Sheela writes letter

Passive:- A letter is written by Sheela.

Note how the form has changed:-

1. The Object of the Verb in Active Voice (a letter) becomes the Subject of the Verb in the passive voice
2. The Subject in the Active Voice (Sheela) becomes the Object of the Verb in the Passive voice.And the Preposition by has been used before it.
3. An appropriate form of the Verb to be (is) has been used followed by the Third form(Past Participle) of the Verb (write)

Answer 2

Question :-

Change the voice :-

I was closing the Shop. (Active Voice)

Answer :-

→ The Shop was being closed by me. (Passive Voice)

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★ More ★

• Active Voice

» Active voice is a grammatical voice common in many of the world's languages. It is the unmarked voice for clauses featuring a transitive verb in nominative— accusative languages, including English and most other Indo-European languages.

★ Example :-

• We are going to watch a movie tonight.

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• Passive Voice

» The passive voice is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action rather than the person or object that performs the action. In other words, the most important thing or person becomes the subject of the sentence.

★ Example :-

• A movie is going to be watched by us tonight.

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★ More Examples :-

• I made a cake (active)
• A cake was made by me. (passive)

• Sheela is doing her homework (active)
• The homework is being done by Sheela (passive)

• He receives a letter (active)
• A letter is being received by him (passive)

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