English Grammar
☼ Active to passive voice for order and request
(Let + object + be + verb 3rd form) :–
Examples :–
1) Shut the door.
You are ordered to shut the door. Or Let the door be shut.
2) Ple…
☼ Passive voice with Modal Auxiliaries
The verb such as can, could, may, might, should, would, must etc. are called Modal
Auxiliaries verbs.
↦ To change sentences with such verbs :–
Object + Modal Auxiliary + be …
☼ Some more examples :–
1) Who broke the glass ? (Active)
By whom was the glass broken ? (passive)
2) Did he not write the letters ? (Active)
Were the letters not written by him ? (passive)
3) Where will yo…
☼ Formation of interrogative sentences
( Starting with the words like who, what, where, when, how, why, etc. ) :–
⋆ What :–
↦ For simple tenses
( What + to be + p.p. + by + subj…
☼ Tenses – Table :–
- Past Tense :–
⋆ Simple past tense
[ Object + was / were + past participle of verb + by + subject ] :–
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☼ Transformation :– Active to passive voice
Past principal of the verb must be used.
Four rules are applied in all the sentences :–
1) Subject and object will be replaced by each other.
2) In passive voice ‘verb 3rd
☼ An Example for Passive Voice :–
e.g. A poem ( or The poems ) …………………. written by Mohan.
( The above blank is filled by following ‘be’ form in different types of…
☼ The formation of a simple sentence :–
e.g. Mohan writes a poem.
Here, (1) Mohan ⟶ Subject
(2) writes ⟶ Verb
(3) a poem ⟶ Object
In a simple sentence the word or a group of words comes gene…
☼ Definition :– It is a form of a sentence that tells whether the action is done by the subject or the effect of the action is received by the agent (object).
∎ Active voice :– When a subject acts, the sentenc…