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Passive Voice
Sentences in which the subject receives an action are known to be in the passive voice. This structure can be useful
when the focus is on the action itself or the recipient of the action, rather than, who performed the action.
Structure
• Object of the active sentence becomes the subject + Form of "to be" + Past participle + by + Agent.
Examples:
• A letter (subject) was written (verb) by her (agent).
• The piano (subject) was played (verb) by Neha (agent).
• The mouse (subject) was chased (verb) by the cat (agent).
Tick ( ) if you know this.
A subject refers to a person performing an action.
Predicate contains a verb that makes a statement about the subject.
A sentence is a group of words arranged together and has a complete meaning.
Phrase is a group of words together but not a sentence that forms a complete meaning.
PARTS OF SPEECH
A sentence is made up of words. Every word has a specific function to play in a sentence to make it meaningful. It
falls into different categories to play a different role in a sentence. These categories are called the Parts of Speech.
It is important to learn these different parts of speech to understand the language well, to help you construct good
sentences for effective communication.
Noun
Adverbs Verbs
Parts of
Interjections Pronouns
Speech
Conjunctions Adjectives
Prepositions
The basic parts of speech are as follows:
• Noun: Noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or an idea. For example:
w Sunil is going to a school.
w Goa is a beautiful place.
w My pen is broken.
• Pronoun: Pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. They are used to avoid the repetition of nouns, so that, the
sentences are smoother and effective. For example:
w She likes to play in sand on the seashore.
w It is our duty to keep our city clean.
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