Question

What is active and passive voice?

Answer 1

Active voice:

• When the verb speaks of its subject as acting, it is said to be in active voice.

Passive voice:

• When the verb speaks of its subject and being acted upon a having something done to it, it is called to be in Passive voice.

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✰Points to consider when changing voice from active to passive or vice versa.

• If the sentences is imperative[order, command, request, warning] and does not carry a subject then 'let be' should be used.

Example:

Drink water

⇢Let the water be drunk.

✰ Consider this list of pronouns and change they undergo when a sentence is turned from Active to Passive.

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Active voiceㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ Passive voice

IㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤMe

Youㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ You

HeㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHim

SheㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHer

ItㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤIt

WeㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤUs

TheyㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤThem

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Examples:

• Birds build the nest

⇢Nest are built by birds.

• Who broke the jug?

⇢By whom the jug was broken?

• She has worn beautiful earrings

⇢Beautiful earrings have been worn by her

Answer 2

Active voice:-

A form or set of forms of a verb in which the subject is typically the person or thing performing the action and which can take a direct object.

Passive voice:-

a form or set of forms of a verb in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb..