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VERBS WITH TWO OBJECTS 12. I know her (PV) a She is known to me (PV) a Her(object form) for this the subject form is “She” a Know is in present tense a So the Auxiliary verb is “is” a She is known to me (PV)

Negative sentences 13. They do not sing a song (AV) a A song is not sung by them (PV)

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14. She does not write novels (AV) a Novels are not written by her (PV) 15. Do u write a letter? (AV) a Is a letter written by you (PV) 16. Do you tell stories? (AV) a Are stories told by you? (PV) 17. He gave me a book (PV) a A book was given to me by him/ I was given a book by him (PV) a “By” is not used in this kind of sentence

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Let us take an Example to understand the concept Active voice and Passive voice. a Shiva plays Cricket (AV) a Cricket is played by Shiva (PV) a In Active Voice the Subject(Shiva) tells us the action is done by the doer (Subject-Shiva) a In the Passive Voice the Object(Cricket) becomes Subject and it was done by the Object-Shiva a In simple manner, In Active voice the Action is expressed directly. a In Passive Voice the Action that is expressed indirectly Before going to Answer the Active voice and Passive voice, keep the following points in mind. 1.The Object of the Active voice (A.V) becomes Subject of the Passive voice (P.V) 2. The Subject of the Active voice becomes Object of the Passive Voice(P.V) 3. The Auxiliary verb is decided by the Tense, Singular and Plural. a The Subject of the Passive voice (Earlier it is the object of the Active voice) 4. If the Subject is in (i) Present tense & Singular; use the Auxiliary verb “am or is” (ii) Present tense Plural ;use the Auxiliary verb “are” 5. If the Subject is in (i) Past tense & Singular ;use the Auxiliary verb ‘was’ (ii)Past tense & Plural; use the Auxiliary verb ’were’ 6. Write the Past participle (V3) form of the given verb 7. Finally, Write ‘by’ before the Object The form of Passive voice is Subject + A.V + Past Participle (V3)+ by+ Object Note: we cannot write a Passive voice without an Object e.g 1. The birds fly … 2. He likes… a In the above two sentences object is not given,so we cannot write Passive voice a Remember the following table while converting Active voice into Passive voice Active Voice Passive Voice Nominative case Accusative case (Subject) (Object) I me We us You you He him She her It it They them Example: I Speak English (AV) English is Spoken by me (PV) a Here the Object(English) of the Active voice becomes the Subject of Passive voice

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So, first write English Then, The Auxiliary verb is decided by the tense of the Active voice and Singular or plural Subject of the Passive voice a Speak is in Present tense a English is Singular a Present Tense & Singular use the Auxiliary verb ‘is’ a Write the Past participle form(V3) of the given verb Speak V1= Present tense=Speak V2= Past Tense=Spoke V3= Past participle=Spoken a So, The Past participle(V3) is Spoken a Then write “by” a Finally write the Accusative form of the “I” a i.e for Subject “I” Accusative form is “ me” The Answer is English is spoken by me (PV) 2. They played cricket (AV) a Played is in past tense,and the Subject of the passive voice is “cricket” which is singular a Past tense and Singular write the Auxiliary verb “was” a Write Past participle of the Verb played;i.e (V3) played a Write “by” After Past participle a Finally, Write the Accusative form of “They” a i.e They (nominative)… Them (Accusative) The Answer is Cricket was played by them (PV) 3. We are eating bananas……Active Voice a Bananas are being eaten by us (PV) a Here the Subject of the Passive voice Bananas in plural form a Bananas- Plural, Eating- Present continuous 4. We are eating a banana (AV) a A banana is being eaten by us (PV) Note: When a continuous tense(verb + ing) is given in the Active Voice then write ‘Being’ before the past participle (V3). The Answer is Subject + Auxiliary Verb + being + Past participle (V3) + by + Object a Banana- Singular a Eating- Present Continuous

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Present tense & Singular; write the Auxiliary verb ‘is’ a Past participle of eat is eaten (V3) a Object form of we is “us” a A banana is being eaten by us (PV) 5. She has taken a book a A book has been taken by her. a Write “ has been” When the sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. 6. We have purchased a car (AV) a A Car has been purchased by us (PV) a Here the above sentence is in Present perfect tense a Car is sigular… a Present tense and Singular write the Auxiliary verb “has” a Because it is a Possessive case NOTE: Do not follow blindly where the sentence comprise has,have form , Many students blindly follow there is “has” so the answer must be has been.. Care must be taken according to the subject and object of the given sentence I have a nice pen… a They have a wonderful building a She has a gold chain a The above three sentences are in possessive case a In case of Possessive case a Singular… Has a Plural … Have The Answer is.. A Car has been purchased by us (PV) 7. They have distributed sweets (AV) a Sweets have been distributed by them (PV) a The Above Sentence is in Present perfect tense a Sweets… Plural a Present tense and Plural form; write the Auxiliary verb “have” a Past participle form of distributed is Distributed (V3) The Answer is a Sweets have been distributed by them (PV) 8. He had done a work (AV) a A work had been done by him (PV) a had done is in past perfect tense a a work…Singular a Past tense and Singular a Write the Auxiliary verb “had”

A work had been done by him (PV) 9. He will play chess (AV) a Will... Will be a Chess will be played by him Note: Future with will,shall,can,may the write the Passive form Subject + will/shall/can/may/ + be + Past participle (V3) + by + object 10. Close the door …..Active voice Let + Object + be + Past participle (V3) a Let the door be closed (PV) 11. Please! Don’t talk loudly (AV) a You are requested not to talk loudly (PV)

MODEL QUESTIONS Identify the correct form of the Passive Voice 1. She spreads the news A. The news was spreaded by her B. The news is spread by her C. The news is spreaded by her D. The news are spreaded by her 2. He beat cattle A. Cattle was beaten by him B. Cattle is beaten by him C. Cattle are beaten by him D. Cattle were beaten by him 3. Venu is playing Chess A. Chess is being played by her B. Chess was being played by him C. Chess were being played by him D. Chess is being played by Venu 4. Greeshma sings a song A. A song is sung by her B. A song is sang by her C. A song is sung by Greeshma D. A song is sing by him 5. We have seen a movie A. A movie has been saw by us B. A movie has been seen by us C. A movie will be seen by us D. A movie is seen by them 6 Billiards .…. liked by me A. is B. are C. were D. have 7. The building was (1) /design(2)/by the Architects(3)/No error (4) Identify the error in the given sentence A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 8. A car has ..… by the Chauffeur A. drive B. drove C. driven D. will drived 9. She is known ..… me A. to B. by C. on D. for 10. The Glass was …… by them A. split B. spiltted C. broke D. none ANSWERS: 1. B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. A