tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26441940.post-65564798427407606262007-02-09T18:56:00.000-08:002007-02-07T21:02:25.114-08:00Voice shows whether the subject of the verb acts or is acted upon. There are two voices viz. Active Voice and Passive Voice.<br /><br /><strong>Active Voice:</strong> A verb is called in ‘Active Voice’ when its subject acts.<br /><br />e.g. Rama helps Mohan.<br /><br /><strong>Passive Voice:</strong> A verb is called in ‘Passive Voice’ when its subject does not act but remain passive and is acted upon.<br /><br />e.g. Mohan is helped by Rama.<br /><br />Some more examples: <table align="left"><tbody><br /><tr><td><strong>Active Voice</strong></td><td><strong>Passive Voice</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Suresh loves Sohan.</td><td>Sohan is loved by Suresh.</td></tr><br /><tr><td>The builder is building the house.</td><td>The house is being built by the builder.</td></tr><br /><tr><td>The servant opened the room.</td><td>The room was opened by the servant.</td></tr><br /><tr><td>Some boys were helping the injured man.</td><td>The injured man was being helped by the boys.</td></tr><br /><tr><td>I will finish the work shortly.</td><td>The work will be finished by me shortly.</td></tr><br /><tr><td>Why did write such a letter?</td><td>Why was such a letter written by you?</td></tr><br /><tr><td>The boss told him that.</td><td>He was told that by the boss. or That was told him by the boss.</td></tr><br /><tr><td>I am doing it.</td><td>It is being done by me.</td></tr><br /><tr><td>Shall I do it?</td><td>Shall it be done by me?</td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26441940-6556479842740760626?l=engra.blogspot.com'/></div>जी.के. अवधियाnoreply@blogger.com0