Day 3-7B-Active and Passive Voice

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• Secondary Education

Change the given sentences in the active voice into the passive voice.

1. Someone has picked my pocket.
2. The gardener waters the plants every day.

Few more points to remember...

Change with ‘to+verb’

‘to + verb’ is changed to ‘ to + be + V3'

Active-It is time to send for the maid. 

Passive-It is time for the maid to be sent for.

It is time to roll the ball.

It is time to roll.

It is time for ball to be rolled.

It is time to shut the door.

It is time for the door to be shut.

It is time for the door.

Changes with Prepositions

Prepositions used
with the verbs in Active Voice are retained in 

Passive Voice

Active-Farmers were looking at the sky for rains.

Passive- The sky was being looked at by the farmers for rains.

I am to do this.

This is to be done.

This is to be done by me.

We must write to him.

He must be written to by us.

He must be written by us.

They threw away many chances.

Many chances were thrown away.

Many chances were thrown away by them.

Imperative Sentences

‘Let the’ is
introduced in passive form.

Active-Shut the door.

Passive-Let the door be shut.

Inform the police.

1. Police be informed.
2. Let the police be informed.

Do not pluck flowers.

1. Flowers not be plucked.
2. Let flowers not be plucked.

Let him sing a song.

1. Let a song be sung.
2. Let a song be sung by him.

Work hard.

1. Let work hard.
2. You are ordered to work hard.
3. You are requested to work hard.

Share your answers to Exercise C here.

Share your answers to Exercise D here.

Home Fun🙂

Create an animated comic strip using at least two sentences in the active voice and two sentences in the passive voice. You may either draw, sketch or paint on a sheet of paper. Also, you may explore the e-tools like Animoto, Animaker and Powtoon for creating the e-comic strips of your own. Don't forget to share your comic strips with your peers in the class group! All the best! 👍

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now, I CAN:
* recall the verb form and the structure associated with different tenses in the passive voice.
* apply my knowledge of the passive form and the structure associated with different tenses to answer the questions based on the same and transform the sentences from the active voice into the passive.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help.

Expected Learning Outcomes

I will be able to:

* recall the verb form and the structure associated with different tenses in the passive voice.

* apply my knowledge of the passive form and the structure associated with different tenses to answer the questions based on the same.