Title: active voice-passive voice
1Active Voice Passive Voice
Active voice Passive voice
2Kannan likes apples.
Apples
by Kannan
are liked
He employs a servant.
A servant
is employed
by him
3My mother washes my clothes.
My clothes are washed by my mother
Kannan beats Ravi.
Ravi is beaten by Kannan.
We celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our school.
The Golden Jubilee of our school is celebrated by
us.
4- I greet the student.
- The student is greeted by me.
- The cat kills the rats.
- The rats are killed by the cat.
- He writes a letter.
- A letter is written by him.
5- Ravi Varma teaches us grammar.
- Grammar is taught by Ravi Varma to us.
- She helps the poor.
- The poor are helped by her.
6They killed the enemies.
by them
The enemies
were killed
He wrote a letter.
by him
A letter
was written
7were discovered
Thomson discovered the electrons.
by Thomson
The electrons
A car knocked down the child
The child
was knocked down
by a car.
The people gave a grand welcome to the president.
The president was given a grand welcome by the
people.
8Raja rajan built the Big temple of Tanjore.
The Big temple of Tanjore was built by Raja rajan
My uncle painted this picture.
This picture was painted by my uncle.
9Kannan played the match skillfully.
The match was played by Kannan skillfully.
I saw a monkey on the roof.
A monkey was seen by me on the roof.
He taught me driving.
Driving was taught by him to me.
10- The people elected him.
- I received the prize.
- Ramu told many stories.
- They enjoyed the tour very much.
- She posted the letter yester day.
- Every one appreciated him.
- The director released the stamp.
- Pieter saved Holland.
- Rama killed Ravana.
- The party missed the train.
11- He was elected by the people.
- The prize was received by me.
- Many stories were told by Ramu.
- The tour was enjoyed by them very much.
- The letter was posted by her yester day.
- He was appreciated by every one.
- The stamp was released by the director.
- Holland was saved by Pieter.
- Ravana was killed by Rama.
- The train was missed by the party.
12Kannan will play the match.
The match
by Kannan
will be played
My father will buy a car.
A car
by my father
will be bought
13We shall over come the trouble.
The trouble will be over come by us.
They will give us some help.
Some help will be given by them to us.
They will not teach him swimming.
He will not be taught swimming by them.
14- Flora will bake a cake.
- He will write his examination tomorrow.
- He will post the letters.
- She will paint the bay of nables.
- The police will catch the thief soon.
ANSWERS
- A cake will be baked by Flora.
- The examination will be written by him tomorrow.
- The letters will be posted by him.
- The bay of nables will be painted by her
- The thief will be caught by the police soon.
15Thomson is writing the examination.
The examination is being written by Thomson.
They are building a new house.
A new house is being built by them.
Rani is singing a song.
A song is being sung by Rani.
16He has completed the course.
The course has been completed by him.
She has posted the letters already.
The letters have been posted by her already.
They have released the result already.
The result has been released by them already.
17They will discuss the matter tomorrow. The matter
will be discussed by them tomorrow. Mrs.
Elizabeth taught us grammar last year. Grammar
was taught by Mrs. Elizabeth last year. The
people beat the thief. The thief was beaten by
the people.
18- Mosquitoes cause malaria.
- Malaria is caused by mosquitoes.
- I have seen this movie already.
- This movie has been seen by me already.
- Dont insult the poor man.
- Let not the poor man be insulted.
- The boy broke the window.
- The window was broken by the boy.
- They are playing cricket.
- Cricket is being played by them.
19We have bought a car. A car has been bought by
us. Close the door. Let the door be closed. Call
the police Let the police be called. Go in by
this door Let you be gone in by this door.
20- Ravi had won the prize.
- The prize had been won by Ravi.
- She types a letter.
- A letter is typed by her.
- You had washed the clothes.
- The clothes had been washed by you.
21Sentence Pattern
22Identify sentence pattern.
- The baby is drinking milk
- S V
O - My mother bought me some fruits
- S V IO
DO - The master called the servant a
fool - S V O
C - The captured soldiers were released
- S
O
23- I gave her a present
- S V IO DO
- Floods cause destruction
- S V O
- Trees give us fruits
- S V IO DO
- Murali is tall
- S V C
- The judge declared him innocent
- S V O C
24THE END