Active Voice and Passive Voice - செய்வினை மற்றும் செயப்பாட்டுவினை

Active Voice - செய்வினை

செய்பவரை முதன்மைபடுத்தும் வினை செய்வினை எனப்படும்.

The active voice is defined as “the form of a verb in which the subject is the person or thing that performs the action”

Passive Voice - செயப்பாட்டுவினை

செயப்படுபொருளை முதன்மைபடுத்தும் வினை செயப்பாட்டுவினை எனப்படும்.

The passive voice is defined as “the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb

Structure of Active and Passive voice setences

Active voice is used when the subject performs the action, following a Subject + Verb + Object structure, which creates a direct and strong tone. Passive voice is used when the subject receives the action, using a Object + be + Past Participle + (by + Subject) structure, and shifts the focus to the action or the receiver. To convert an active sentence to passive, make the object the new subject, use a form of the verb "to be" plus the past participle, and optionally include the original subject in a "by" phrase.

Active Voice

• Structure: Subject + Verb + Object
• Focus: On the doer of the action
• Tone: Direct, strong, and clear
• Example: "Rahul ate an apple." (Rahul is the subject performing the action of eating) 

Passive Voice

• Structure: Object + "be" verb + Past Participle + (by + Subject) 
• Focus: On the receiver or the action itself 
• Tone: Formal, objective, or distant 
• Example: "The apple was eaten by Rahul." (The apple is the subject, and it receives the action of being eaten) 

Key rules for conversion

• Switch the subject and object: 

The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. 

• Add a form of "to be": 

Use an appropriate form of "to be" (is, am, are, was, were, etc.) that matches the original tense. 

• Use the past participle: 

Change the main verb to its past participle form (e.g., "eaten," "chased," "explained"). 

• Add "by" (optional): 

Include the original subject in a "by" phrase if you want to specify who performed the action.

Examples across tenses

Active Voice: The teacher explains the lesson. 

Passive Voice: The lesson is explained by the teacher. 

Active Voice: She is caring for the rabbit.

Passive Voice: The rabbit is being cared for by her.

Active Voice: The cat chased the mouse. 

Passive Voice: The mouse was chased by the cat. 

Active Voice: The children have eaten the cookies. 

Passive Voice: The cookies have been eaten by the children.

Examples using the verb: write