PSC English: Active & Passive Voice
M ain Points: The object of the action in the Active Voice is made the subject in the Passive Voice. eg. He likes oranges (Active Voice) He – subject Likes – verb Oranges – object Passive Voice – Oranges are liked by him One of the form of auxiliary verb ‘to be’ (is, am, are, was, were, being, been) is used according to the object and the tense of the main verb in the Active Voice. Here – ‘are’ Oranges are liked by him After the auxiliary, the Past Participle form of the main verb is used. Here – ‘liked’ Oranges are liked by him The preposition ‘by’ is placed before the unit that was the subject of the verb in the active sentence. Oranges are liked by him Then the subject of the Active Voice is brought to the place of the object in the Passive Voice. Here – ‘him’ Oranges are liked by him Some examples: Subjective Case/ Nominative Case Objective Case I me We us You you He him She her They them