DONTS IN PASSIVE VOICE II WHERE NOT TO USE PASSIVE VOICE
While learning the framing and uses of Passive voice, we must always be aware with the places where we must never use Passive Voice Statements.
- Sentences having Intransitive Verbs
are never changed.
As we know In a Passive Voice a Subject is always converted into an Object and an Object is always converted into a Subject. So In Intransitive verb we always have a subject so it can easily be converted in a Passive Voice.
Example :-
Transitive Verb
He speaks the truth.
The truth is spoken by him.
But because an Intransitive Verb never has an Object ,
it is never converted into the Passive Voice.
Example:-
Intransitive Verb
He goes to school daily.
She often comes to my party.
Following are some of the Intransitive Verbs
with which are never used in Passive Voice
Go
Come
Drown
Dwell
Live
Remember such kinds of statments are never Passive Voices.
He is come.
She is gone.
He is arrived.
She is drowned.
You may observe such kinds of statmens sometimes. But remember ,they are not in Passive Voice , they are actually Perfect sentences often used in olden English. Even today at some places ,especially in informal English ,you may see such kinds of uses.
They actually mean:-
He is come. – He has come
She is gone.- She has come
He is arrived.- He has arrived
She is drowned.- She has drowned
With ‘Gerundial’ & ‘Infinitive’ phrase
The following sentences are already in Passive Form
The children love being cuddled. (Gerundial)
Means-
The children love when they are cuddled.
The children love to be cuddled. ( Infinitive)
Means
The children love when they are cuddled.