CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Voice

CBSE Class 7 English Grammar – Voice

Definition of Voice
It tells us if the action is done by the subject or the action is done to the subject.
e.g.

1.  Teacher teaches the students.
   In this sentence the action of teaching is done by the subject ‘teacher’.
2.  Students are taught by teacher.
   In this sentence the action of teaching is done to the subject ‘teacher.’

Types of Voice

Rules for Conversion of Active Voice into Passive Voice
Step 1: Identify subject, object, helping verb, verb
which are being used in the sentence.

Step 2: Use the general structure of passive voice and place the different parts accordingly.

Present Tense

Simple Present Tense
Active: Subject + V₁ / + (s / es) + Object).
Passive: Object + is / am / are + V₃ + by + Subject,
e.g.

1. She teaches us English. (Active Voice)
   English is taught to us by her. (Passive Voice)
2. We play football. (Active Voice)
   Football is played by us. (Passive Voice)

Present Continuous Tense
Active: Subject + is/am/are + V₁ + ing + Object
Passive: Object + is /am/are + being + V₃ + by + Subject
e.g.

1. I am watching TV. (Active Voice)
   TV is being watched by me. (Passive Voice)
2. She is reading a book. (Active Voice)
   A book is being read by her. (Passive Voice)

Present Perfect Tense
Active: Subject + has / have + V₃ + Object
Passive: Object + has / have + been + V₃ + by + Subject
e.g.

1. You have done the work. (Active Voice)
   The work has been done by you. (Passive Voice)
2. We have prepared the draft. (Active Voice)
   The draft has been prepared by us. (Passive Voice)

Past Tense

Simple Past Tense
Active: Subject + V₂ + Object
Passive: Object + was / were + V₃ + by + Subject
e.g.

1.  Ram bought a flower. (Active Voice)
   A flower was bought by Ram. (Passive Voice)
2. Prince wrote an essay. (Active Voice)
   An essay was written by Prince. (Passive Voice)

Past Continuous Tense
Active: Subject + was / were + V₁ + ing + Object
Passive: Object + was / were + being + V₃+ by + Subject
e.g.

1. I was eating bread. (Active Voice)
   Bread was being eaten by me. (Passive Voice)
2. She was cleaning dishes. (Active Voice)
   Dishes were being cleaned by her. (Passive Voice)

Past Perfect Tense
Active: Subject + had + V₃ + Object
Passive: Object + had + been + V₃ + by + Subject
e.g.

1. Farmers had ploughed the field. (Active Voice)
   The field had been ploughed by farmers. (Passive Voice)
2. Manoj had developed a formula. (Active Voice)
   A formula had been developed by Manoj.(Passive Voice)

Future Tense

Simple Future Tense
Active: Subject + shall / will + V₁ + Object
Passive: Object + shall/will +be + V₃  + by + Subject
e.g.

1. He will paint a picture. (Active voice)
   A picture will be painted by him. (Passive Voice)
2. She will cut the pipe. (Active Voice)
   The pipe will be cut by her. (Passive Voice)

Future Perfect Tense
Active: Subject + shall/will + have+V₃ + Object
Passive: Object + shall/will + have + been + V₃ + by + Subject
e.g.

1. The boy will have met the girl. (Active Voice)
   The girl will have been met by the boy. (Passive Voice)
2. The thief will have stolen the goods.(Active Voice)
   The goods will have been stolen by the thief. (Passive Voice)

Changing Active into Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences
Imperative sentences are of three types.

Orders/Commands
e.g.

1. Open the door. (Active Voice)
2. Follow my instructions. (Active Voice)
3. Stop the car, at once. (Active Voice)

In such sentence ‘let’ is used to change into passive voice. It is followed by ‘object’ and ‘be+V₃’ as follows

1. Let the door be opened. (Passive Voice)
2. Let my instructions be followed.(Passive Voice)
3. Let the car be stopped at once.(Passive Voice)

Requests
If, in above sentences, ‘please’ is Idded, they become ‘requests’.
The passive voice of such sentences is begun with ‘you are requested to ’.
e.g.

1. Please, open the door. (Active Voice)
   You are requested to open the door. (Passive Voice)
2. Please, help me in my work. (Active Voice)
   You are requested to help me in my work. (Passive Voice)

Advice
e.g.

1. Help the poor. (Active Voice)
   The poor should be helped, (by you) (Passive Voice)
2. Love children. (Active Voice)
   Children should be loved. (Passive Voice)

Practice Questions and Solutions

Question 1:
Fill in the blanks with correct answers.

1.  Ananya ……………… very loudly that day.
   (a) was talking              (b) was being talked                                                                                                                                        (c) was talked               (d) is talked
2.  Thankfully, the parcel ……………… by one of the members of the family.
   (a) received                 (b) was received
   (c) had received          (d) has received
3.  Which places have ……………… by you, so far?
   (a) explored                   (b) are explored
   (c) been explored         (d) being explored
4.  Who will ……………… the committee?
   (a) heading                (b) headed
   (c) be head                (d) be heading
5.  The air conditioner ……………… nicely now.
   (a) has been working                (b) is worked
   (c) has working                          (d) is working

Solution:

1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4.  (d)
5. (d)

Question 2:
Change the voice of the following sentences.

1.  We teach Maths.
2.  Do you keep a cat?
3.  She doesn’t ring the bell.
4.  I am cooking the beans.
5.  You are not watching TV.
6.  Are they selling books?
7.  We have solved the sums.
8.  He has not led the cow.
9.  Have we learnt the lessons?
10.  Bell invented the phone.
11.  I did not notice you.
12.  Did she find your books?
13.  Meera was reading a letter.
14.  We were not abusing him.
15.  Was I driving a car?
16.  The teacher had checked the copies.
17.  The workers had not painted the house.
18.  Had we cleaned the floor?
19.  I shall draw pictures.
20.  You will not teach them.

Solution:

1.  Maths is taught by us.
2.  Is a cat kept by you?
3.  The bell is not rung by her.
4.  The beans are being cooked by me.
5.  TV is not being watched by you.
6.  Are the books being sold by them?
7.  The sums have been solved by us.
8.  The cow has not been fed by him.
9.  Have the lessons been learnt by us?
10.  The phone was invented by Bell.
11.  You were not noticed by me.
12.  Were your books found by her?
13.  A letter was being read by Meera.
14.  He was not being abused by us.
15.  Was a car being driven by me?
16.  The copies had been checked by teacher.
17.  The house had not been painted by workers.
18.  Had the floor been cleaned by us?
19.  Pictures shall be drawn by me.
20.  They will not be taught by you.

Question 3:
There are sentences given in active voice as questions followed by four option sentences that are in passive voice. Identify the correct sentence in passive voice.

1.  Ajay is flying kites.
   (a) Kites are flown by Ajay.
   (b) Kites have been flown by Ajay.
   (c) Kites are been flown by Ajay.
   (d) Kites are being flown by Ajay.
2.  The PM has announced a new education policy.
   (a) A new education policy is announced by the PM.
   (b) A new education policy has been announced by the PM.
   (c) A new education policy was announced by the PM.
   (d) A new education policy had announced v by the PM.
3.  Please, pass the keys to me.
   (a) You are requested to pass the keys to me.
   (b) Let the keys be passed to me.
   (c) The keys are passed to me by you.
4.  What does she say?
   (a) What was said by her?
   (b) What is being said by her?
   (c) What is said by her?
   (d) What has been said by her?
5.  Will Krish sell his bicycle?
   (a) Will Krish be sold by his bicycle?
   (b) Would Krish be sold by his bicycle?
   (c) Will his bicycle by sold by Krish?
   (d) Will his bicycle been sold by Krish?

Solution:

1.  d
2.  b
3.  a
4.  c
5.  c

Question 4:
In the sentences given below identify which one is active voice and which one is passive voice.

1.  The king has ordered the minister.
2.  An institute can be run by me.
3.  Can a poem be learnt by anyone?
4.  He lost all the money.
5.  You are insulted by them.

Solution:

1.  Active
2.  Passive
3.  Passive
4.  Active
5.  Passive

Question 5:
Use suitable passive forms to fill the blanks.

1.  The field ………………… by the farmer. (plough)
2.  Things ……………….. being ……………….. by him. (steal)
3.  Flowers ……………… been. by the man. (pluck)
4.  The work ……………….. by the girl. (do)
5.  A bullet ……………… be ………………. by police. (fire)

Solution:

1.  is ploughed/was ploughed,will be ploughed
2.  are,stolen
3.  have,plucked
4.  is done/was done/will be done
5.  will,fired

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