Active and Passive Voice
What does a Verb do?
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A verb tells us more about:
What a person or thing is doing.
Ishan runs. The bell tolls.
What is done to a person or thing.
The children are loved. The window is broken.
What a person or a thing is.
The cake is I feel

A verb can be used transitively or intransitively
When a verb denotes an action passing from the doer (subject) to the object, it is a Transitive Verb.
The guard stopped the man.
The child kicked the cat.
When a verb denotes an action that does not pass from the doer (subject) to the object, it is an
Intransitive Verb.
He spoke rudely.
The guests arrived suddenly.
A verb can be used in the active or the passive voice.
A verb is said to be in the Active Voice when the subject is the doer of the action.
Rustum made the bed for grandma.
A verb is said to be in the Passive Voice when something is done by the subject.
Grandma’s bed was made by Rustum.
Active and Passive Voice – Usage


Examples
Active: The guard shot the robber.
Passive: The robber was shot by the guard.
Active: Mr Morris solved the case.
Passive: The case was solved by Mr Morris.
Active: Yesterday Meera called me for lunch.
Passive: Yesterday I was called for lunch by Meera.
Active: Candy ate the cake.
Passive: The cake was eaten by Candy.
Active: Rahul scored a zero in the match.
Passive: A zero was scored by Rahul in the match.
Active: Diya wrote a poem for her teacher.
Passive: A poem was written by Diya for her teacher.
Active: Bad mood often spoils parties.
Passive: Parties are often spoilt by bad mood.
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