Question

They bought this house change into passive voice

Answer 1

This house was bought by them.

Answer 2

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Passive Voice :

This house was bought by them.

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The voice of the verb states whether the subject does the work or something has been done to it.

In active voice the subject is the doer of the action.

Example :-

$\boxed{\sf{\blue{Meena} \: {\red{played}} \: the \: {\blue{flute}.}}}$

In Passive voice the Subject is the receiver of the action.

$\boxed{\sf{\blue{The \: flute} \: was \: {\red{played}} \: by \:{\blue{Meena}}.}}$

How to Recognise a Passive voice :

• ❖ The verbs preceded by the phrase ‘by the....’
• ❖ Look for the following auxillary verbs

$\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\cline{1-2} </p><p>be & is \\\cline{1-2}\ are & was \\\cline{1-2}\ were & have been \\\cline{1-2}\ will be & being \\\cline{1-2}\ had been & a \\\cline{1-2}\end{tabular}$

★ Difference between active and passive voice.

❍ Sentences in the active voice are stronger, direct, use fewer words, and show who performs the action.

Example: Tom ate the cake.

❍ Sentences in the passive voice to weaker indirect, use more words a compared to an active voice and show who receives the action. Sometimes, the doer of the action is omitted.

Example : The cake was eaten by Tom or

. The cake was eaten.