PPT: Active and Passive Voice | English Grammar Class 8 PDF Download

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Sentence Structures
Actives,
Passives &
Causatives.
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Sentence Structures
Actives,
Passives &
Causatives.
To understand how to change an active
sentence into the passive, or into the passive  
causative, we need to identify whether the
verb is transitive or not.
Active to Passive?
First things first,...
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Sentence Structures
Actives,
Passives &
Causatives.
To understand how to change an active
sentence into the passive, or into the passive  
causative, we need to identify whether the
verb is transitive or not.
Active to Passive?
First things first,...
Transitive versus Intransitive verbs
T r a n s i t i v i t y
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Sentence Structures
Actives,
Passives &
Causatives.
To understand how to change an active
sentence into the passive, or into the passive  
causative, we need to identify whether the
verb is transitive or not.
Active to Passive?
First things first,...
Transitive versus Intransitive verbs
T r a n s i t i v i t y
Transitive or Intransitive?
Verbs can be grammatically classified into
Transitive or Intransitive. Transitive verbs can
take one or two objects, indicating who or what
receives the action described by the verb.
Intransitive verbs do not accept any objects.
Only Transitive verbs can be used in passive
structures.
T r a n s i t i v i t y
The girl m a d e pizza. (Transitive)
Mum g a v e her the instructions. (Transitive)
They w o r k e d hard. (Intransitive)
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Sentence Structures
Actives,
Passives &
Causatives.
To understand how to change an active
sentence into the passive, or into the passive  
causative, we need to identify whether the
verb is transitive or not.
Active to Passive?
First things first,...
Transitive versus Intransitive verbs
T r a n s i t i v i t y
Transitive or Intransitive?
Verbs can be grammatically classified into
Transitive or Intransitive. Transitive verbs can
take one or two objects, indicating who or what
receives the action described by the verb.
Intransitive verbs do not accept any objects.
Only Transitive verbs can be used in passive
structures.
T r a n s i t i v i t y
The girl m a d e pizza. (Transitive)
Mum g a v e her the instructions. (Transitive)
They w o r k e d hard. (Intransitive)
Meaning & Form
Active & Passive Voice