1. Definition of Passive and Active Voice
1.1.Passive Voice
Passive
voice is in the indirect writing style, which means the subject receives the
verb’s action. Passive voice is the form of a verb in which subject is affected
by the action of the verb. In other words, the form of a verb in which subject
of the sentence has an action done to it by someone or something.
Important
note – the object of the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.
1.2.Active Voice
Active
voice is direct writing, which means the subject does the verb action. The form
of a verb in which subject is the person or thing that performs in action. The
active voice emphasizes the actor (the doer of the action).
2. Characteristic of Passive and Active Voice
2.1.Passive Voice
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There
is always a form of the verb to be
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The
sentences type generally longer
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The
subject is not acting
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There
is ‘by’ added in the sentence to make who has done the action
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This
form may or may not tell clearly about the action who has done it
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Only
use transitive verbs so it changes the sentences having object into this voice
2.2.Active Voice
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The
subject of sentence in active form is the starting of the sentence
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Subject
followed by the form of ‘to be’, verb and object
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Tells
clearly about the action who has done it
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The
sentences type is generally shorter
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Even
being done in past tense, the verb generally follows the subject
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3. Transitive and Intransitive Verb
3.1.Transitive Verb
Transitive verb is a word that
conveys action to the reader. It takes a direct object (a thing, a person, upon
if the action is performed) to complete sentence. Here are some examples of transitive
verb:
X I sell → √
I sell the book
X He wears → √
He wears a glasses
X She writes → √
She writes a letter
X They build → √
They build a house
The sentence is incomplete without an
object. It has no meaning. The object that can be used in transitive verb can
be a noun or pronoun.
3.2.Intransitive Verb
Intransitive
verb is the opposite of transitive verb it doesn’t have to add an object to
complete the sentence. The thing or person on which the verb acts is not
visible within the sentence. Here are some examples of intransitive verbs:
● Don’t cry
● I fell
● She died
4. Pattern from Active to Passive Voice
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ACTIVE
|
PASSIVE
|
|
Present
Simple
He does
the reparation
|
Is/am/are +
past participle
The reparation is done by
him
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|
Past
Simple
She did
the laundry
|
Was/were +
past participle
The laundry was done by her
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|
Present Continuous
I am
sweeping the floor
|
Is/am/are
+ being + past participle
The floor is being swept by me
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Past
continuous
He was
calling his mom
|
Was/were +
being + past participle
His mom was being called by him
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|
Present
Perfect
He has
done the homework
|
Have/has +
been + past participle
The homework has been done by him
|
|
Past
Perfect
She had
cleaned the dirt
|
Had + been
+ past participle
The dirt had been cleaned by her
|
|
Future
(will)
I will
eat those cakes
|
Will + be
+ past participle
Those cakes will be eaten by her
|
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Future
(going to)
He is
going to break the
rules
|
Is/am/are
+ going to + be + past participle
The rules is going to be broken by him
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|
Infinitive
She wants to buy the dress
|
To be +
past participle
She wants the dress to be bought by her
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|
Modal
He can
do the task
|
Modal + be
+ past participle
The task can be done by him
|
|
Gerund
They are
building a company
|
Being +
past participle
A company is being built by them
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Present
Conditional
When I have time, I do the filing
|
Get + past
participle
When I have time, the filing gets done
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