Question

Q. 25. Convert these sentences from active to passive voice .
My mother gave me the watch.​

Answer 1

Answer:

the watch was gave by my mother

Answer 2

Voice change:

My mother gave me the watch. $\implies \sf {This\ is\ in\ active\ voice.}$

$\boxed {\sf {\green {The \ watch\ was\ given\ to\ me\ by\ my\ mother}}}$ $\implies \sf {This\ is\ in\ passive\ voice.}$

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More to know:

What is voice?

Voice refers to the 'Who' or 'What' that is doing the verb's action in a sentence.

There are two types of voices in English:

• Active voice
• Passive voice

Let's know about them in brief!

$\boxed {\sf {\large {Active\ voice:}}}$ Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb.

Focus- On the subject that is doing the action.

Sentence structure- Subject + Verb + Object

$\boxed {\sf {\large {Passive\ voice:}}}$ Passive voice means that a subject is the recipient of a verb's action.

Focus- On the action done by the subject.

Sentence structure- Object + Verb + Subject

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How to change the voice of a sentence from active voice to passive voice?

Follow these five steps:

☆ Identify the subject, verb and object.

☆ Swap the positions of subject and object. (keep the verb in its place)

☆ Change the verb to its third form.

☆ Add a helping verb before the main verb.

☆ Add "by" before the subject.

Finally, don't change the tense of the sentence!!