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Examples of Changing the Voice with WH Questions

Questions with Who:
Active – Who needs a bi-cycle?
Passive – By whom is a bi-cycle needed?

Active – Who doesn’t play chess?

Passive – By whom is not chess played?

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83
Active – Who is singing songs?
Passive – By whom are songs being sung?

86
88
Active – Who are making noise?
Passive – By whom is noise being made?

15
Active – Who are not joining us?

03
Passive – By whom are not we being joined?

OR
Active – Who are not playing cricket?
Passive – By whom is not cricket being played?
NT
ME
Active – Who has broken the glass?
Passive – By whom has the glass been broken?
ISH

Active – Who has performed the character of Macbeth?

Passive – By whom has the character of Macbeth been performed?
GL

Active – Who have not submitted the project yet?

EN

Passive – By whom has the project not been submitted yet?

AN

Active – Who will keep the money?

Passive – By whom will the money be kept?
KH

Active – Who will not take notes?

N

Passive – By whom will notes not be taken?

RA

Active – Who will be composing the mails?

IM

Passive – By whom will the mails be being composed?

Active – Who will not be driving the car?

Passive – By whom will the car not be being driven?

Active – Who cuts the wire?

Passive – By whom is the wire cut?
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Questions with Whom:

Active – Whom do you read?
Passive – Who is read by you?

Active – Whom doesn’t he love?

Passive – Who is not loved by him?

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83
Active – Whom is John inviting?

86
Passive – Who is being invited by John?

88
Active – Whom are they teaching?

15
Passive – Who are being taught by them?

03
Active – Whom is not she requesting for a job?

OR
Passive – Who are not being requested by her for a job? / Who are not being requested
for a job by her? NT
Active – Whom have you cheated?
ME

Passive – Who has been cheated by you?

ISH

Active – Whom haven’t you given the money?

Passive – Who hasn’t been given the money by you?
GL

Active – Whom has she encouraged?

EN

Passive – Who has been encouraged by her?

AN

Active – Whom hasn’t she called?

Passive – Who hasn’t been called by her?
KH

Active – Whom will she like?

N

Passive – Who will be liked by her?

RA

Active – Whom will not they select?

IM

Passive – Who will not be selected by them?

Active – Whom shall we allow in our party?

Passive – Who shall be allowed (by us) in our party?

Active – Whom will not he tell the story?

Passive – Who will not be told the story by him?
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Active – Whom shall we be calling?

Passive – Who will be being called by us?

Active – Whom will you be scolding?

Passive – Who will be being scolded by you?

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83
Questions with What:

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Active – What forces her?

88
Passive – By what is she forced? / What is she forced by?

15
Active – What motivates you?
Passive – By what are you motivated?

03
Active – What doesn’t help them?

OR
Passive – By what are they not helped? NT
Active – What is making you nervous?
ME
Passive – By what are you being made nervous?

Active – What is not annoying him?

ISH

Passive – By what is he not being annoyed?

GL

Active – What has encouraged Jerry to take part in the competition?

Passive – By what has Jerry been encouraged to take part in the competition?
EN

Active – What have not diverted her mind from study?

AN

Passive – By what has her mind not been diverted from study?
KH

Active – What demotivated you?

Passive – By what were you demotivated?
N

Active – What did not discourage him?

RA

Passive – By what was he not discouraged?

IM

Active – What had inspired her?

Passive – By what had she been inspired?

Active – What hadn’t push him to raise his voice?

Passive – By what hadn’t he been pushed to raise his voice?

Active – What do you read?

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Passive – What is read by you?

Active – What doesn’t he demand?

Passive – What is not demanded by him?

Active – What is Ravi putting down?

Passive – What is being put down by Ravi?

Active – What are they doing?

4
Passive – What is being done by them?

83
Active – What is not he drinking?

86
Passive – What is not being drunk by him?

88
Active – What have you eaten?

15
Passive – What has been eaten by you?

03
Active – What haven’t you written?
Passive – What hasn’t been written by you?

OR
Active – What has she taken?
NT
Passive – What has been taken by her?
ME

Active – What hasn’t she thrown?

Passive – What hasn’t been thrown by her?
ISH

Active – What will she take?

GL

Passive – What will be taken by her?

EN

Active – What will not they do?

Passive – What will not be done by them?
AN

Active – What shall we eat?

KH

Passive – What shall be eaten by us?

N

Active – What will not he say?

Passive – What will not be said by him?
RA
IM

Active – What shall we be writing?

Passive – What will be being written by us?

Active – What will you be doing?

Passive – What will be being done by you?

Questions with When:

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Active – When do you read books?

Passive – When are books read by you?

Active – When doesn’t he wash his car?

Passive – When is his car not washed by him?

Active – When is Ravi writing the letter?

Passive – When is the letter being written by Ravi?

4
Active – When are they decorating the hall?

83
Passive – When is the hall being decorated by them?

86
Active – When is not he drinking milk?

88
Passive – When is milk not being drunk by him?

15
Active – When have you made the mistake?

03
Passive – When has mistake been made by you?

OR
Active – When haven’t you eaten the bread?
Passive – When hasn’t the bread been eaten by you?
NT
Active – When has she taken her breakfast?
ME
Passive – When has her breakfast been taken?

Active – When hasn’t she thrown the stone?

ISH

Passive – When hasn’t the stone been thrown by her?

GL

Active – When did you send him?

Passive – When was he sent by you?
EN

Active – When didn’t they spread the rumor?

AN

Passive – When wasn’t the rumor spread (by them)?

KH

Active – When was she buying chicken?

Passive – When was chicken being bought by her?
N
RA

Active – When were we collecting the old newspapers?

Passive – When were the old newspapers being collected (by us)?
IM

Active – When wasn’t he delivering the same boring speech?

Passive – When wasn’t the same boring speech being delivered by him?

Active – When had they transferred her?

Passive – When had she been transferred (by them)?

Active – When hadn’t Anne called him?

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Passive – When hadn’t he been called by Anne?

Active – When will she take medicine?

Passive – When will medicine be taken by her?

Active – When will not they attend the prayer?

Passive – When will the prayer not be attended by them?

4
Active – When shall we start the meeting?

83
Passive – When will the meeting be started (by us)?

86
Active – When shall not I meet him?

88
Passive – When will he not be met (by me)?

15
Active – When will not he play guitar?

03
Passive – When will not guitar be played by him?

OR
Active – When shall we be doing our tasks?
Passive – When will our tasks be being done?
NT
Active – When will you not be teaching the students?
ME
Passive – When will the students not be being taught by you?

Active – When will Rafiq have shown his new mobile phone?
ISH

Passive – When will have his new mobile phone been shown by Rafiq.
GL
EN

Questions with Why:

Active – Why do you read books?
AN

Passive – Why are books read by you?

KH

Active – Why doesn’t he wear suits?

Passive – Why is suits not worn by him?
N
RA

Active – Why is Ravi writing the letter?

Passive – Why is the letter being written by Ravi?
IM

Active – Why are they decorating the hall?

Passive – Why is the hall being decorated by them?

Active – Why is not he drinking milk?

Passive – Why is milk not being drunk by him?

Active – Why have you made that silly mistake?

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Passive – Why has that silly mistake been made by you?

Active – Why haven’t you eaten the cookie?

Passive – Why hasn’t the cookie been eaten by you?

Active – Why has she taken breakfast?

Passive – Why has breakfast been taken by her?

Active – Why hasn’t she thrown the stone?

4
Passive – Why hasn’t the stone been thrown by her?

83
86
Active – Why did you send him?

88
Passive – Why was he sent by you?

15
Active – Why didn’t they spread the rumour?

03
Passive – Why wasn’t the rumour spread (by them)?

OR
Active – Why was she buying chicken?
Passive – Why was chicken being bought by her?
NT
Active – Why were we collecting the old newspapers?
ME
Passive – Why were the old newspapers being collected (by us)?

Active – Why wasn’t he delivering the same boring speech?

ISH

Passive – Why wasn’t the same boring speech being delivered by him?
GL

Active – Why had they transferred her?

Passive – Why had she been transferred (by them)?
EN

Active – Why hadn’t Mohini called him?

AN

Passive – Why hadn’t he been called by Mohini?

KH

Active – Why will she take medicine?

Passive – Why will medicine be taken by her?
N
RA

Active – Why will not they attend the prayer?

Passive – Why will the prayer not be attended by them?
IM

Active – Why shall we start the meeting?

Passive – Why will meeting be started (by us)?

Active – Why shall not I meet him?

Passive – Why will not he be met (by me)?

Active – Why will not he play guitar?

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Passive – Why will not guitar be played by him?

Active – Why shall we be doing our tasks?

Passive – Why will our tasks be being done?

Active – Why will you not be teaching the students?

Passive – Why will the students not be being taught by you?

Active – Why will Thomas have shown his new mobile phone?

4
Passive – Why will have his new mobile phone been shown by Thomas.

83
86
Questions with Where:

88
Active – Where do you read books?

15
Passive – Where are books read by you?

03
Active – Where doesn’t he keep his suits?
Passive – Where is his suits not kept (by him)?

Active – Where is Roger sending the letter?

OR
NT
Passive – Where is the letter being sent by Roger?
ME

Active – Where are they building a hospital?

Passive – Where is the hospital being built by them?
ISH

Active – Where is not she teaching History?

GL

Passive – Where is History not being taught by her?

EN

Active – Where have you made that silly mistake?

Passive – Where has that silly mistake been made by you?
AN

Active – Where haven’t you eaten the cookie?

KH

Passive – Where hasn’t the cookie been eaten by you?

Active – Where has she taken breakfast?

N

Passive – Where has breakfast been taken by her?

RA
IM

Active – Where hasn’t she thrown the stone?

Passive – Where hasn’t the stone been thrown by her?

Active – Where did you send him?

Passive – Where was he sent by you?

Active – Where didn’t they spread the rumour?

Passive – Where wasn’t the rumour spread (by them)?
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Active – Where was she buying chicken?

Passive – Where was chicken being bought by her?

Active – Where were we collecting the old newspapers?

Passive – Where were the old newspapers being collected (by us)?

Active – Where wasn’t he delivering the same boring speech?

Passive – Where wasn’t the same boring speech being delivered by him?

4
83
Active – Where had they transferred her?

86
Passive – Where had she been transferred (by them)?

88
Active – Where hadn’t Vipasha called him?
Passive – Where hadn’t he been called by Vipasha?

15
03
Active – Where will she take medicine?
Passive – Where will medicine be taken by her?

OR
Active – Where will not they attend the prayer?
NT
Passive – Where will the prayer not be attended by them?
ME
Active – Where shall we start the meeting?
Passive – Where will meeting be started (by us)?
ISH

Active – Where shall not I meet him?

Passive – Where will he not be met (by me)?
GL

Active – Where will not he play guitar?

EN

Passive – Where will not guitar be played by him?

AN

Active – Where shall we be doing our tasks?

Passive – Where will our tasks be being done?
KH

Active – Where will you not be teaching the students?

N

Passive – Where will the students not be being taught by you?

RA

Active – Where will Thomas have shown his new mobile phone?
IM

Passive – Where will have his new mobile phone been shown by Thomas?

Questions with How:

Active – How do you read books?
Passive – How are books read by you?
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Active – How doesn’t he wear suits?

Passive – How is suits not worn by him?

Active – How is Ravi writing the letter?

Passive – How is the letter being written by Ravi?

Active – How are they decorating the hall?

Passive – How is the hall being decorated by them?

4
Active – How is not he wearing shoes?

83
Passive – How are shoes not being worn by him?

86
Active – How have you made that silly mistake?

88
Passive – How has that silly mistake been made by you?

15
Active – How haven’t you eaten the cookie?

03
Passive – How hasn’t the cookie been eaten by you?

OR
Active – How has she taken breakfast?
Passive – How has breakfast been taken by her?
NT
Active – How hasn’t she thrown the stone?
ME
Passive – How hasn’t the stone been thrown by her?

Active – How did you send him?

ISH

Passive – How was he sent by you?

GL

Active – How didn’t they spread the rumour?

Passive – How wasn’t the rumour spread (by them)?
EN

Active – How was she buying chicken?

AN

Passive – How was chicken being bought by her?

KH

Active – How were we collecting the old newspapers?

Passive – How were the old newspapers being collected (by us)?
N
RA

Active – How wasn’t he delivering the same boring speech?

Passive – How wasn’t the same boring speech being delivered by him?
IM

Active – How had they transferred her?

Passive – How had she been transferred (by them)?

Active – How hadn’t Mohini called him?

Passive – How hadn’t he been called by Mohini?

Active – How will she take medicine?

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Passive – How will medicine be taken by her?

Active – How will not they attend the prayer?

Passive – How will the prayer not be attended by them?

Active – How shall we start the meeting?

Passive – How will meeting be started (by us)?

Active – Where shall not I meet him?

4
Passive – Where will he not be met (by me)?

83
86
Active – How will not he play guitar?
Passive – How will not guitar be played by him?

88
Active – How shall we be doing our tasks?

15
Passive – How will our tasks be being done?

03
Active – How will you not be teaching the students?

OR
Passive – How will the students not be being taught by you?
NT
Active – How will Sheamus have shown his progress report phone?
Passive – How will have his progress report been shown by Sheamus.
ME
ISH

Interrogative Sentence Voice Change (Do/Does/Did)

GL
EN

The questions that begin with do/does, follow a specific structure. The normal structure
of the interrogative sentence in active voice is:
AN

Do/Does/Did + Subject + Verb + Object?

KH

(Active Voice)
N

Am/Is/Are + Subject + V-3 + By + Agent?

RA

(Passive Voice)
IM

Examples of Interrogative Voice Change Using

Do\Does\Did
Read the examples below for a better understanding of interrogative sentence voice
changes.
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Active Voice:

1. Does the cat catch mice?

2. Did the teacher explain the lesson clearly?
3. Do you understand the instructions?
4. Does the painting depict a historical scene?
5. Did the students solve the math problems correctly?

Passive Voice:

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83
1. Are mice caught by the cat?
2. Was the lesson explained clearly by the teacher?

86
3. Are the instructions understood by you?
4. Is a historical scene depicted in the painting

88
15
03
OR
NT
ME
ISH
GL
EN
AN
KH
N
RA
IM