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Active and passive voice

Introduction:

Doer=A person who does something.

Subject=Ram sang a song .

[ Ram-subject] [sang-verb] [a song-object]

1.Voice is that form of the verb which indicates wheather the subject is the doer of the action something is bling donr to it.

2.When the subject is not the doer of an action but something is bone to it,the sentence is said to be in the passive voice.

Ex.A song was sung by Sheela .

[a song=subject] [sung=verb]

3.When the subject of a sentence doer an action we say that the sentence is in active voice.

Ex.Sheel sang a song.

[Sheela=subject] [sang=verb] [a song=object]

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Q identify them as passive or active form:

The parcel was delivered by the postman.

• Passive form

• Active form

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Ajeet Painted a portait.

• Active form

• Passive form

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I will pluck all the flowers in the evening

• Active form

• Passive form

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The poem was written by JOHN KEATS.

• Active form

• Passive form

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