Active and passive voice with Modal Verbs
Words shown below are known as modal verbs in
English grammar.
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Can
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Could
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May
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Might
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Will
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Would
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Must
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Shall
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Should
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Ought to
Let’s see how to make passive voice of the
sentences which have modal verbs in it.
Normal structure of sentence in active voice
with modals in it is
Subject + modal + verb
+ object. (Active Voice)
Ex: She can cook the food. (Active Voice)
(Here ‘she’ is subject, ‘cook’ is verb and ‘the food’ is object.)
(Here ‘she’ is subject, ‘cook’ is verb and ‘the food’ is object.)
While changing the sentence into passive, this
structure becomes
Subject + modal + be +
V3 + by + agent. (Passive Voice)
Ex: The food can be cooked by her. (Passive
Voice)
(Here ‘The food’ becomes subject in passive voice, ‘cooked’ is V-3 (past participle) of cook, and ‘her’ is agent (doer))
(Here ‘The food’ becomes subject in passive voice, ‘cooked’ is V-3 (past participle) of cook, and ‘her’ is agent (doer))
See some more examples to clarify this
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Shubham should write
homework. (Active Voice)
Homework should be written by Shubham. (Passive Voice)
Homework should be written by Shubham. (Passive Voice)
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Simran must learn
English. (Active Voice)
English must be learnt by Simran. (Passive Voice)
English must be learnt by Simran. (Passive Voice)
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Sachin can play
cricket. (Active Voice)
Cricket can be played by Sachin. (Passive Voice)
Cricket can be played by Sachin. (Passive Voice)
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