Active Passive Voice Examples

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Module outline

  1. English Comprehension/Verbal Ability: Comprehension / Reading Comprehension / Unseen Passages (Critical Reasoning) (Paragraph Questions), Vocabulary, Sentence Correction (Error Correction), Sentence Completion (Fill in the blanks), Sentence Re-arrangements (Para Jumbles) (Narrative Sequencing), Subject Verb Agreement (Verb Noun Agreement), Tenses, Verb, Articles, Preposition, Conjunction, Pronoun, Noun, Adjectives, Adverb, Modals, Cloze Test (Cloze Passage), Active Passive Voice (Voice), Direct and Indirect Speech, Sentence Construction
  2. Logical Ability: Coding Decoding, Directions (Direction Test), Analogy, Inequality, Data Sufficiency, Series (Number and Letter Series) (Numerical Relations and Reasoning), Syllogisms, Seating Arrangements, Puzzle Solving (Puzzles), Blood Relations, Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (Logical Deduction and Induction) (Prepositional Reasoning), Ranking, Order and Sequence, Logical Sequence Of Words, Data Arrangement, Venn Diagram, Calendar, Clock
  3. Quantitative Ability: Logarithm, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Profit and Loss, Speed Time and Distance, Mixture and Alligation, Partnership, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion (Ratios), Average, Time and Work, Pipe and Cistern, Number System, Divisibility Rules, HCF LCM, Algebra, Powers and Exponents (Surds and Indices), Mensuration and Geometry, Age Problems, Data Interpretation, Sequence and Series (Series)
  4. Basic Analytical Ability: Non Verbal Reasoning (Spatial Aptitude) (Spatial Reasoning) (Visual Reasoning), Analytical Reasoning (Counting Figures Reasoning), Cubes & Dices, Selection Decision Table (Decision Making)
  5. Computer Programming: Pseudo Codes, Coding Questions by Yash Sir, C Programming by Yash Sir, Programming in C++, Java, Python for Placements by Yash Sir
  6. DBMS (Computer Science): Basics of DBMS, ER Diagram, Relational Model & Functional Dependencies, Keys & Integrity Constraints, Normalization (1NF - BCNF), Transaction Management, Concurrency Control, Database Security & Authorization
  7. SQL (Computer Science): SQL
  8. OS (Computer Science): Introduction to OS, Process Management, CPU Scheduling, Deadlock, Process Synchronization, Threads & Process Creation, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, File Management
  9. Computer Networks (Computer Science): Introduction to CN, Data Communication, DLL: Access Control, DLL: Flow Control, DLL: Error Control, DLL: Framing, Data Link Layer - Ethernet, Net Layer: IPv4 & Proto, Net Layer: IP Addressing, Net Layer:Routing Protocol, Transport Layer Services, TL: Congestion & UDP, Application Layer, Hardware basics, Network Security
  10. Data Structures (Computer Science): Introduction to DS, Array, Stack, Queue, Linked List, Tree, Graphs, Hashing
  11. OOPs (Computer Science): Object Oriented Programming (OOPS)
  12. Software Engineering (Computer Science): Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Software Requirements and Quality Assurance, Software Design, Estimation and Metrics, Software Testing, Software Maintenance and Configuration Management
  13. SVAR Conversational - Spoken English: Communication Assessment
  14. HR Interview: MR & HR Interview Preparation
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This educational video provides a comprehensive lesson on the rules for forming passive voice sentences in English. The instructor begins by presenting 'The Golden Rules of Passive Voice,' which are to 'Focus on the Object' and 'Use Verb in 3rd Form.' A table is displayed to compare the structure and focus of active and passive voice, showing that the object in an active sentence becomes the subject in the passive, and the structure changes from S + V + O to O + BE + V3 + (by S). The lesson then transitions to a series of examples, where the instructor demonstrates the transformation of active voice sentences into passive voice, such as 'The students completed the homework' becoming 'The homework was completed by the students.' The video concludes with a final screen showing the 'Knowledge Gate' logo.

Chapters

  1. 0:00 – 2:00 00:00-02:00

    The video opens with a slide titled 'The Golden Rules of Passive Voice.' The instructor explains that only two things matter when creating passive voice sentences: 1) Focus on the Object, where the object from the active sentence becomes the subject in the passive, and 2) Use Verb in 3rd Form, which means using the past participle (Verb-3) after the BE verb. A table compares Active Voice (S + V + O, Focus: Subject doing action) with Passive Voice (O + BE + V3 + (by S), Focus: Object receiving action). The instructor emphasizes that the past participle never changes, regardless of the tense.

  2. 2:00 – 4:37 02:00-04:37

    The video transitions to a slide with multiple examples of active and passive voice sentences. The instructor walks through each pair, demonstrating the transformation. For instance, 'The students completed the homework' (active) becomes 'The homework was completed by the students' (passive). Other examples include 'My mother bakes a delicious cake' becoming 'A delicious cake is baked by my mother,' and 'The courier will deliver the package tomorrow' becoming 'The package will be delivered by the courier tomorrow.' The instructor uses red underlines to highlight the key parts of the sentences being transformed, reinforcing the rules taught in the first part of the video.

The video presents a clear, step-by-step guide to mastering passive voice. It starts with a concise theoretical framework, the 'Golden Rules,' which are then immediately applied to a series of practical examples. This structure effectively bridges the gap between abstract grammar rules and their real-world application, making the concept accessible and easy to remember for students.

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