Changing the Voice and Verb Moods

Changing the Voice;
Verb Moods: indicative/ imperative/ interrogative/ conditional/ subjunctive

Understanding Voice: Active vs. Passive

Two types of Voices when we write anything:
The Active Voice and The Passive Voice

Structure of Active Voice: In the Active Voice, the noun or the pronoun in the sentence is the doer of the action
Subject + Verb + Object

Structure of Passive Voice: In the Passive Voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb
Object + Form of 'be' + Past Participle + [by + Subject (optional)]

​ Use of Active Voice

1. Active voice emphasizes the doer of the action, making sentences clear and direct.

2. It is often preferred in writing for its clarity and straightforwardness.

3. Use active voice to engage readers and convey your message effectively.

Example: My mother baked a cake this morning.

​Use of Passive Voice

Passive voice shifts the focus from the doer of the action to the receiver.

It is useful when the emphasis is on the action or when the doer is unknown or less important.

Example: The cat (object) was chased (form of 'be' + past participle) by the dog (optional subject).

Use passive voice judiciously, as it can sometimes obscure the clarity of your writing if overused.

Multiple Choice

From the list of options, choose the right option that would give the Passive Voice of the sentence below:

The Principal has canceled all the holidays.

• All the holidays have been canceled by the Principal.

• All the holidays have canceled the Principal.

• All the holidays are being canceled by the Principal.

Reorder

Reorder the following words to make it into a sentence in the Active Voice:

• The

• detective

• nabbed

• the

• thief

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Drag and Drop

Drag the right word from the options to highlight that it is a sentence in the Passive Voice:



We ​

Placeholder

to wear our warm clothing while traveling to the Himalayas.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

were instructed

were instructing

instructed

Match

Match each sentence to its voice:

• We jumped into the pool.

• The cook was dismissed yesterday.

• The Woodcutter cuts trees.

• The singer was awarded a gold medal.

Active

Passive

Active

Passive

• Active

• Passive

• Active

• Passive

Verb moods

Verb moods refer to the different forms or categories that a verb can take to express the speaker's attitude or the reality of the action described in a sentence.

The mood of a verb indicates whether the action is a statement of fact, a command, a hypothetical situation, a suggestion, or a condition dependent on certain circumstances.

Each mood serves a specific purpose in conveying meaning and nuance in communication.

​Types of Verb Moods

The different types of Verb moods are as follows:

• Indicative Mood: Used to express statements, facts, or questions.

• Subjunctive Mood: Used to express hypothetical situations, wishes, or suggestions.

• Imperative Mood: Used to give commands, orders, or instructions.

• Conditional Mood: Used to express actions that are dependent on certain conditions.

Indicative and Imperative moods

Examples of Indicative mood:
There is a storm coming.
It is raining cats and dogs.

Examples of Imperative mood:
Wash the clothes in that room.
Please get me some water now.

Examples of Interrogative mood:
Are you going to the store today?

Conditional and Subjunctive moods

Example of conditional mood:
If you work hard, you will get good results.

We use the conditional mood, when one of our actions is dependent on the happening or the occurrence of another action.

Example of subjunctive mood:
If we had started on our trip five hours earlier, we would have reached our destination by now.

We use the subjunctive mood, when we express desires, wishes, proposals and hypothetical situations.

Multiple Choice

From the options, fill in the blank using the right verb to create a sentence in the subjunctive mood:

If he _______ in USA, he would have stood as a candidate in the elections.

• were

• would be

• could be

• are

Labelling

Select the correct sentence from the options as an example for an indicative mood:

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

It is evening snow.

It is snowed evening

It is a snowy evening.

Dropdown

Choose the correct option from the list of words from the Drop Down:
​You

Select answer

the tonic after dinner.

Let us summarize...

​Moods	​Their use
​a. Indicative	​The Indicative mood is used to present facts and statements.
​b. Imperative	​The Imperative mood is used to present commands, orders, instructions, and also requests (which has a tone like an order).
​c. Interrogative	​The Interrogative mood is used to make queries, and ask questions.
​d. Conditional	​The Conditional mood is used in sentences where one action is dependent on another. The Conditional is used in an IF and WHEN clause.
e. Subjunctive	The Subjunctive mood is used to discuss a hypothetical statement.