voice and active voice and passive voice.pptx

It includes a complete description of active voice and passive voice.
what is voice and on what basis it is classified into two types?

1. ACTIVE & PASSIVE VOICE Description

2. Voice The voice of the verb describes the relationship between the action that the verb expresses and the participants . It is that form of the verb which shows whether what is denoted by the subject does some thing or has something done to it. There are two types of voice. Active voice Passive voice

3. Why passive voice __ at all? We don’t know the agent . The minister was killed. We want to avoid mentioning the agent . The rubbish has not been collected. When the agent is understood . The thief has not been caught. 4. When the agent is vague . one, somebody, we, you, they, people etc.

4. difference Active voice A verb is in active voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does some thing or is the doer of the action. Active voice is called so because the person denoted by the subject acts. Passive voice A verb is in passive voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing denoted by the subject. The passive voice is called so because the person or thing denoted by the subject is not active but passive, i.e , suffers or receive some action .

5. Tense (Model + base )Z Active voice Passive voice Simple present Take Takes Am taken Is taken , are taken Present continuous Am taking Is taking Are taking Am being taken Is being taken Are being taken Present perfect Has taken Have taken Has been taken Have been taken Simple past Took Was taken/were taken Past continuous Was taking Were taking Was being taken Were being taken Past perfect Had taken Had been taken Simple future Will take Shall take Will be taken Shall be taken Can/may / Can take Can be taken Must, etc. + base Must take Must be taken

6. Change of tenses Tense Simple(active) Simple (passive) Present V-1 st form+ s/es do, does+ v-1 st form Is, am , are + v- 3 rd form Past V-2 nd form did+ v- 1 st form Was/ were + v – 3 rd form Future Shall / will +v – 1 st form Shall / will + v – 3 rd form

7. Examples The boys play hockey . Active Hockey is played by the boys . Passive Ali taught English. Active English was taught by Ali. Passive The girl will sing a song. Active A song will be sung by the girl. Passive

8. Change of tenses Tense continuous(active) Simple (passive) Present Is / am / are +v- ing Is, am , are + v- 3 rd form Past V-2 nd form did+ v- 1 st form Was/ were + v – 3 rd form Future Shall / will +v – 1 st form Shall / will + v – 3 rd form