IBPS Clerk Active & Passive Voice

Identify Subject (teacher), Verb (explains), Object (lesson)

Make object the new subject → 'The lesson'

Convert verb to passive form → 'is explained' (present simple)

Add 'by' + original subject → 'by the teacher' Passive: 'The lesson is explained by the teacher.' WORKED EXAMPLE 2: Passive: 'The book was written by Shakespeare.'

Identify passive structure (was written = past simple passive)

Make 'by' phrase the new subject → 'Shakespeare'

Convert to active verb → 'wrote' (past simple)

Make original subject the object → 'the book' Active: 'Shakespeare wrote the book.' SHORTCUT TRICK #3 - MODAL VERB FORMULA: With modals (can, may, must, should): Active: Subject + Modal + Base Verb + Object Passive: Object + Modal + be + Past Participle + by + Subject Example: 'You must complete the work' → 'The work must be completed by you' THE #1 MOST COMMON TRAP: Students often change the tense while converting voice. Remember: TENSE STAYS THE SAME, only verb form changes. If the active sentence is in past tense, the passive will also be in past tense. Don't convert 'He wrote a letter' to 'A letter is written by him.' The correct answer is 'A letter was written by him.' Another major mistake is forgetting that some verbs cannot be made passive. Intransitive verbs (verbs without objects) like 'sleep', 'die', 'arrive' cannot be converted to passive voice. EXAM TIP: In SSC CGL, always read the entire sentence carefully. Look for time indicators (yesterday, tomorrow, always) to confirm the tense. This prevents the common error of wrong tense usage in voice conversion.