9th Class English Active Passive Voice

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

In 9th Class English Active Passive Voice refers to the form of a verb that indicates when a grammatical subject is performing the action or is the recipient of the action. When a sentence is written in the active voice, the subject performs the action; in the passive, the subject receives the action.

In scholarly writing, it is generally preferred to choose an active verb and pair it with a subject that names the person or thing that is performing or performing the action. Active verbs are stronger and generally more emphatic. which forms of the verb "to be" or verbs in the passive, for instance: 9th Class English Active and Passive Voice.

Active Voice: The award-winning chef prepares each meal with loving care.

Passive Voice: Each meal is prepared with loving care by the award-winning chef.

    In the active clause example above, the simple subject is "to cook" and "to prepare" is the verb: the chef "prepares each meal with loving care." In the passive clause, "food" is the simple subject and "will be prepared" is the verb: each meal is prepared "by the award-winning chef." In fact, the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. Although both sentences have the same basic components, their structure differs from each other. Active sentences refer to what people (or things) do, while passive sentences refer to what happens to people or objects.

 

What is Voice of a verb?

The voice of a verb expresses whether the subject in the sentence has performed or received the action. For example,
    The watchman opens the door.
    The door is opened by the watchman.

Types of Voices of Verb:-

Verbs have two voices (i) Active Voice (ii) Passive Voice

Active Voice:-

● When an action performed by the subject is expressed by the verb, it is an active voice.
● Active voice is used when more straightforward relation and clarity is required between the subject and the verb. For example,
        o Hens lay eggs.
        o Birds build nests.

Passive Voice:-

● When the action expressed by the verb is received by the subject, it is passive voice.
● Passive voice is used when the doer of the action is not known and the focus of the sentence is on the action and not the subject. For example,
        o Eggs are laid by hens.
        o Nests are built by birds.

9th Class English Active and Passive Voice Rules for Conversion of Sentence

    Below are the active-passive rules to follow to turn an active sentence into passive. Before moving on to the active-passive rules, let's look at the examples of active and passive sentences.

Conversion of Active and Passive voice examples:

        ● Lizzy wrote a letter. (Subject + Verb + Object)         ● A letter was written by Lizzy. (Object) + (auxiliary verb) + (past participle) + (by subject).         ● She cooks food. (Subject + Verb + Object)         ● The food is cooked by her. (Object) + (auxiliary verb) + (past participle) + (by subject)

Rule #1

Identify the (S+V+O) Subject, Verb and object in the active sentence to convert to passive voice.

Example: He drives car. (Subject – He, verb – Drives, object – Car)

Rule #2

Interchange the object and subject with each other, i.e., object of the active sentence become the subject of the passive sentence.

Example:

Active voice: She knits sweater. (Subject – She, Verb – Knits, Object – Sweater)

Passive Voice: The sweater is knitted by her. (Object sweater is interchanged with the subject She).

Rule#3

In passive voice sometimes the subject is not used, i.e., the subject in passive voice can be omitted if the sentence without it gives enough meaning.

Example:  Milk is sold in liters

Rule #4

Change the base verb in the active sentence into the past participle i.e., third form verb in a passive sentence i.e., preceded by (By, With, to, etc). Base verbs are never used in passive voice sentences.

Example:

Active voice:  She prepares dinner.

Passive voice:  The dinner is prepared by her. 

Active voice:  She knows him.

Passive voice: He is known to her. Active voice: Juice fills the jar.

Passive voice: The jar is filled with juice.

Rule#5

While conversion of Active voice sentence to Passive voice sentence, the pronoun used in the sentence also changes in the following manner.

Active Pronoun	Passive Pronoun
I	Me
We	Us
He	Him
She	Her
They	Them
You	You
It	It

Rule #6

Use the suitable helping or auxiliary verb (is/am/are/was, etc.). The rules for using auxiliary verbs in passive voice sentences are different for each tense.

Example:

●     The letter is written by her.

●     A book was not bought by her.

●                                 ●  Chocolates are being eaten by them.

Forms of Active and Passive Voice for All Tenses

 

Simple Present Tense

 

Active Sentences	Passive Sentences
He writes an essay	An essay is written by him
Sheena does the housework	The housework is done by Sheena
She cares for the rabbit	The rabbit is being cared for by her
Jacob always plays the guitar	The guitar is always played by Jacob

 

Present Continuous Tense

 

Active Sentences	Passive Sentences
They are eating bananas	The bananas are being eaten by them
Bob is drawing a diagram	A diagram is being drawn by Bob
Ali is playing the piano	A piano is being played by Ali
She is waiting for Reema	Reema is being waited for by her

 

Present Perfect Tense

 

Active Sentences	Passive Sentences
Has he done the work?	Has the work been done by him?
Have they left the apartment?	Has the apartment been left by them?
He created this masterpiece	This masterpiece is created by him
He read the newspaper	The newspaper is being read by him

 

Note:

Except certain exemptions, no passive Voice formation for the following tenses can be formed - Present Perfect Continuous Tense, Past Perfect Continuous Tense, Future Perfect Continuous Tense and Future Continuous Tense.

Simple Past Tense

 

Active Voice	Passive Voice
Ria paid the bills	The bills were paid by Ria
The teacher called the student	The student was called by the teacher
She did not buy the fruits	The fruits were not bought by her

 

Past Progressive/Continuous Tense

 

Active Voice	Passive Voice
They were waiting for him	He was being waited for by them
Asha was learning French	French was being learnt by Asha
She was playing kabaddi	Kabaddi was being played by her

 

Past Perfect Tense

 

Active Voice	Passive Voice
She won the match	The match had been won by her
I had finished her work	Her work had been finished by me
He had missed the last metro	The last metro had been missed by him

 

Simple Future Tense

 

Active Voice	Passive Voice
He will write a letter	A letter will be written by him
He will repair her cycle	Her cycle will be repaired by him
He shall start the meeting	The meeting will be started by him

 

Future Perfect Tense

 

Active Voice	Passive Voice
Meena will not have changed the bedsheet	The bed sheet will not have been changed by Meena
They will have won the match	The match will have been won by them
Reena will have washed the skirt	The skirt will have been washed by Reena

Practice Questions 9th Class English:

Directions:

In the following questions, a sentence has been given in either Active or Passive Voice. From the four options select the one which best expresses the same sentence in the opposite voice than mentioned in the question.

1.  Never disobey your elders

 

·         You are asked not to disobey your elders.

·         You are ordered not to disobey your elders.

·         Do not disobey your elders.

·         You are not to disobey your elders.

 Answer: 1

2.  The students were listening to the teacher.

 

·         The teacher is listened to by the students.

·         The teacher listened to students.

·         The teacher was listening to by the students

·         The teacher was listened to by the students.

 Answer: 4

3.  I have to do it.

 

·         It is be done by me.

·         It should to be done by me.

·         It has to be done by me.

·         It would to be done by me.

 Answer: 3

4.    Tell the maid to prepare tea.

 

·         You are ordered to tell the maid to prepare tea.

·         You are said to tell the maid to prepare tea.

·         You are advised to tell the maid to prepare tea.

·         You are asked to tell the maid to prepare tea.

 Answer: 4

1.  Who stole your bike?

 

·         Your bike was stolen by him?

·         By whom was your bike stolen?

·         Your bike was stolen by whom?

·         By whom your bike stolen?

 Answer: 2

9^th Class Complete English  Questions Wise according to annual Exams 2022

Question No. 1 MCQs (Objective)

Question No. 2 Questions / Answers any five

Question No. 3 Translation Textbook Paragraphs into Urdu (any two)

1.       The Saviour of Mankind (PBUH)

2.       Patriotism

3.       Media and Its Impact

4.       Hazrat Asma (R.A)

5.       Daffodils

6.       The Quaid’s Vision and Pakistan

7.       The Sultan Ahmad Mosque

8.       Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening

9.       All is not Lost

10.   Drug Addiction

11.   Noise in the Environment

12.   Three Days to See

Question No. 4 Summary or Stanza

1.       Daffodils Summary

2.       Daffodils Stanza Explanation

1.       Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening Summary

2.       Stopping By Woods on A Snowy Evening Stanza Explanation

Question No. 5 Make Sentences any five

Question No. 6  Letters / Stories / Dialogue

1.       Letters

2.       Stories

3.   Dialogues

Question No. 7 Comprehension Passages

Question No. 8  Translate Urdu Sentences into English any five

Question No. 9 Change of Voice (Active & Passive Voice)

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