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English - Active and Passive voice rules.Rule No 2 - Voice Related with Modals -

Active Voice - Sub + any Modal + V 1 + Obj.Passive Voice - Obj + same Modal + be + V 3 + by + sub.Examples -Rudra can speak English.English can be spoken by Rudra.You need not read this book.The book need not be read by you.

*Rule No 3 - Sentences with W-H Families ( Interrogative Sentences ) -Active Voice - What are you doing here ?Passive Voice - What is being done by you here ?*Rules of changing some Interrogative Pronouns -Who is changed in to By whomWhom in to WhoHow many in to By how many In some cases What into By what.Rest of the Interrogative Pronouns remain unchanged.Some more examples -How many people attended the party ?By how many people was the party attended ?What brings you here?By what are you brought here ?

*Rule No - 4Structure -It is time to + v1+ obj. - Active VoiceIt is time for obj + to + be + v3. - Passive VoiceExamplesIt is time to take tea.It is time for tea to be taken.

*Rules 5If the given sentence in the active voice is in the imperative form, to get the passive voice use ‘Let’. Formation of Passive Voice = Let + Object + be + Past ParticipleExamples:Active: Help me.Passive: Let me be helped.Active: Open the door.Passive: Let the door be opened.

*Rules 6 - Gerund, InfinitiveWhen used in passive form, gerund and Infinitive are formed differently.Infinitive: passive is formed as ‘to be + past participle’Active: I want to shoot the tiger.Passive: I want the tiger to be shot.Gerund: passive is formed as ‘being + past participle’Active: I remember my father taking me to the theatre.Passive: I remember being taken to the theatre by my father.