What is an Active voice Passive Voice? (Interrogative Sentences)

When the Subject of the Verb is the doer of the action, the verb is said to be in Active Voice. Sentences in the active Voice have a clear, direct, and strong tone.

When the Subject of the Verb is the receiver of the action, the verb is said to be in Passive Voice.

Rules for Interrogative Sentences

1. In ‘Do’ form

A: Did/Do + Subject+ Verb (I-form) + Object?

P: Is/Am/Are/Was/Were + subject + verb(III-form) + by object?

For example:

A: Did Ram write a letter?

P: Was a letter written by Ram?

A: Do you do your work on time?

P: Is your work done by you on time?

• In ‘Has’ form

A: Has/Have/Had + subject + verb(III-form) + object?

P: Has/Have/Had + subject + been + verb(III-form) + by object?

For example:

A: Has Ram written a letter?

P: Has a letter been written by Ram?

A: Have you completed your work?

P: Has your work been completed by you?

A: Had Ram written a letter?

P: Had a letter been written by Ram?

• In ‘Helping verb’ form

A: Is/Am/Are/Was/Were + subject + verb(ing-form) + object?

P: Is/Am/Are/Was/Were + subject + being + verb (III-form) + by object?

For example:

A: Is Ram writing a letter?

P: Is a letter being written by Ram?

A: Was Ram writing a letter?

P: Was a letter being written by Ram?

• In ‘Modal’ form

A: Modal + subject + verb(I-form) + object?

P: Modal + subject + be + verb(III-form) + by object?

For example:

A: Will Ram write a letter?

P: Will a letter be written by Ram?

A: Could you read the book?

P: Could the book be read by you?

• In ‘Wh-‘ form

A: Wh-word + helping verb + subject + verb(I-form) + object?

P: Wh-word + helping verb + subject + verb(III-form) + by object?

For example:

A: When does Ram write a letter?

P: When is a letter written by Ram?

A: How is he reading the book?

P: How is the book being read by him?

• In ‘Who’ form

A: Who + verb + object?

P: By whom + helping verb + object + verb(III-form)?

For example:

A: Who called Sita?

P: By whom was Sita called?

A: Who wrote a letter?

P: By whom was a letter written?