English is the international and most widely used language on this earth. That’s why it plays a pivotal role in most government competitive exams. If you have good English skills, you have the edge over other competitors.
Article writing, filling in blanks, errors and omission, jumbled words, rearrangement of a sentence, active and passive voices, paragraph completion, and reading comprehensive are some types of questions that come in competitive government exams in India. Aspirants of 2022-2023 who are preparing for competitive government exams like IBPS | SSC | CTET | bank & railway exams should practice and improve their English grammar.
IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE IN COMPETITIVE GOVERNMENT EXAMS LIKE IBPS | SSC | CTET | BANK & RAILWAY
In this article, I will be sharing the importance of the concept of active and passive voice and will try my best to pursue you to prepare it to full efficiency for your upcoming exams of yours.
Example- 1
This shirt cannot be worn by me any longer.
a) I cannot wear this shirt any longer.
b) Wearing of this shirt any longer is not possible.
c) This shirt is too worn out to be worn any longer.
d) This worn out shirt cannot be worn any longer.
Answer: (a)
Example -2
Why was the thief being chased by the boy?
a) By the boy why was the thief being chased?
b) Why did the boy chase the thief?
c) Why the boy was chasing the thief?
d) Why was the boy chasing the thief?
Answer: (d)
Active & Passive Voice Basics Introduction
So, we will start our journey with the meaning of voice of the web. Then the definition of Active Voice and Passive Voice.
What is the Voice of a verb?
The Voice of a verb expresses whether the subject in the sentence has performed or received the action.
Example:
- The watchman opens the door.
- The door is opened by the watchman.
Types of Voices of Verb
Verbs have two voices
(i) Active Voice
(ii) Passive Voice
Active Voice – When the verb expresses an action performed by the subject, it is an active voice. Active voice is used when more straightforward relations and clarity are required between the subject and the verb.
Active Voice example:
- Hens lay eggs.
- Birds build nests.
Passive Voice – When the subject receives the action expressed by the verb, it is passive voice. Passive Voice is used when the doer of the action is not known, and the sentence’s focus is on the action and not the subject.
Passive Voice Examples:
- Eggs are laid by hens.
- Nests are built by birds.
There are many free questions on google to practice some active and passive voices. Apart from that, I suggest you please pick out the previous year’s question paper and try to resolve all active and passive queries.