GRAMMAR: PASSIVE VOICE

There will be two Passive Voice sentences for the sentences with two nouns.
There are few verbs which take two objects, a Direct object and an Indirect object.
For such sentences, there will be two forms in Passive Voice sentences.
1. Verbs with two objects:
Examples:
I gave him five ruees. !"ctive voice#
Five ruees were given to him b$ me. !Passive Voice#
%e was given five ruees b$ me. !Passive Voice#
&he has told me the truth. !"ctive voice#
I was told the truth b$ her. !Passive Voice#
The truth was told to me b$ her. !Passive Voice#
The$ lent me their car. !"ctive voice#
I was lent a car b$ them. !Passive Voice#
" car was lent to me b$ them. !Passive Voice#
The 'overnment has sent him a message. !"ctive voice#
%e was sent a message b$ the government. !Passive Voice#
" message was sent to him b$ the government. !Passive Voice#
2. Imperative sentences (Commands and reqests!
There is secial formula for changing the imerative sentence into assive voice.
Please oen the door. !"ctive voice#
(et the door be oened b$ $ou. !Passive Voice#
%ere the sentence in active)voice has been changed into a sentence in assive)
voice.
Please understand the formula which has been followed to change the active)voice
to assive)voice.
*(et+ is used to convert the active voice sentence into a assive voice sentence.
Examples:
Do not mistake me. !"ctive voice#
(et me not be mistaken. !Passive Voice#
,ut $our nails. !"ctive voice#
(et $our nails be cut. !Passive Voice#
Do not ignore m$ suggestions. !"ctive voice#
(et not m$ suggestions be ignored. !Passive Voice#.
These sentences have been changed into assive voice sentences b$ adding -let-.
". #ith $odal verbs:
The verbs can, could, ma$, might, and must are known modal verbs. "s er the
following methods these sentences with these verbs are changed into assive
voice.
Examples:
.ou can take the book. !"ctive voice#
The book can be taken b$ $ou. !Passive Voice#.
/ver$bod$ must obe$ the rules. !"ctive voice#
The rules must be obe$ed b$ ever$bod$. !Passive Voice#.
The$ might have studied their lessons. !"ctive voice#
Their lessons might have been studied b$ them. !Passive Voice#.
%e ma$ not accet this lan. !"ctive voice#
This lesson ma$ not be acceted b$ him. !Passive Voice#.
%. Phrasal verbs:
Few verbs, with certain meanings are alwa$s used with reositions.
In such situations the reositions should not be omitted in the sentences.
Examples:
0e are looking at the game. !"ctive voice#
The game is being looked at b$ us. !Passive Voice#.
The fire)brigade ut out the fire. !"ctive voice#
The fire was ut out b$ the fire)brigade. !Passive Voice#.
The 'overnment will set u a factor$. !"ctive voice#
" factor$ will be set u b$ the government. !Passive Voice#.
&. #ith IT:
In few sentences, instead of a word or a hrase, a clause ma$ be the object of a
verb.
In such cases there are two wa$s of changing the sentences into the assive voice.
'. () ma*in+ the clase itsel, as the sbject in the passive voice.
Examples:
I hoe that he will reali1e his mistake. !"ctive voice#
That his mistake will be reali1ed is hoed b$ us. !Passive Voice#.
I e2ected that the$ would take u the matter. !"ctive voice#
That the matter would be taken u b$ them was e2ected b$ me. !Passive
Voice#.
(. () sbstittin+ the clase with pronon it.
Examples:
The 3omans e2ected that the$ would con4uer ,arthage. !"ctive voice#
It was e2ected b$ the 3omans that ,arthage would be con4uered b$ them.
!Passive Voice#.
0e have learned that $ou have secured the first rank. !"ctive voice#
It has been learned b$ us that the first rank has been secured b$ $ou. !Passive
Voice#.
Exercises:
The grandmother was telling her grandchildren an interesting stor$. !"ctive
voice#
"n interesting stor$ was being told b$ the grandmother to her grand children.
!Passive Voice#.
%er grand children were being told an interesting stor$ b$ their grandmother.
!Passive Voice#.
The ostman brought $ou a arcel. !"ctive voice#
" arcel was brought to $ou b$ a ostman. !Passive Voice#.
.ou were brought a arcel b$ the ostman. !Passive Voice#.
I have taught the class the first lesson. !"ctive voice#
The first lesson was taught b$ me to the class. !Passive Voice#.
The class was taught the first lesson b$ me. !Passive Voice#.
The office has sent her a message. !"ctive voice#
" message has been sent to her b$ the office. !Passive Voice#.
&he has been sent a message b$ her office. !Passive Voice#.
The waiter brought us the menu card. !"ctive voice#
The menu card was brought to us b$ the waiter. !Passive Voice#.
0e were brought the menu card b$ the waiter. !Passive Voice#.
The$ are offering $ou another chance. !"ctive voice#
.ou are being offered another chance b$ them. !Passive Voice#.
"nother chance is being offered to $ou b$ them. !Passive Voice#.
%e had told me a lie. !"ctive voice#
I had been told a lie b$ him. !Passive Voice#.
" lie had been told to me b$ him. !Passive Voice#.
I gave her $our message. !"ctive voice#
&he was given $our message b$ me. !Passive Voice#.
.our message was given to her b$ me. !Passive Voice#.
0ho taught $ou &anskrit5 !"ctive voice#
&anskrit was taught to $ou b$ whom5 !Passive Voice#.
.ou were taught &anskrit b$ whom5 !Passive Voice#.
&ign these documents. !"ctive voice#
(et these documents be signed. !Passive Voice#.