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    Exceptions in Active Passive Voice

    - Advanced Cases
    Almost all banking and other Government sector exams ask you questions related to
    Active Passive Voice. In most SSC exams, you are sure to find questions on Usage &
    Types of Active and Passive voice, be it SSC CGL, CHSL, Stenographer or
    others. Error Spotting or Phrase Replacement type questions test whether you
    know the rules of Converting the Voice, Exceptions in Active Passive Voice,
    etc.

    This article will provide you with Exceptions in Active Passive voice so that you do not
    end up gatting confused because of knowing only the Basics of Active Passive voice.
    Read this article if you are prepring for Banking, Insurance and other exams like IBPS
    PO, IBPS Clerk, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, RBI, IBPS RRB, LIC AAO, NICL AO, etc. If
    you like this post, then you can also download it as PDF after reading.

    Now let us study the exceptions in active passive voice, in detail.

    Reasons for Using Exceptions in Active Passive


    Voice:

    The basic structure of Active Passive Voice varies depending upon many factors like type
    of verbs used, prepositions, gerunds, etc. Now let us understand when and why we need
    to use the following exceptions. Consider these cases:

    CASE 1:

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    Indirect
    Voice Subject Verb
    Object

    Active Raj completed the work.

    Passive The work was completed by Raj.

    CASE 2:

    Indirect
    Voice Subject Verb
    Object

    Active Raj knew Riya

    Passive Riya was known to Raj.

    From case 1 and 2, we see that the preposition ‘by’ is changed. This is because for some
    verbs we need to use some other preposition instead of ‘by’. All such exceptions are
    given below:

    1. Use preposition ‘At’ instead of ‘by’

    For the sentences with ‘surprised, annoyed, shocked, alarmed,


    disappointed, displeased, distressed, astonished, laughed’ as main verb.

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    Active: His behavior annoyed me.

    Passive: I was annoyed at his behavior.

    2. Use preposition ‘To’ instead of ‘by’


    For the sentences with ‘married, known, obliged’ as the main verbs.

    Active: Karan married Bipasha.

    Passive: Bipasha was married to Karan.

    3. Use preposition ‘with’ instead of ‘by’

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    For the sentences with ‘pleased, disgusted, impressed, charmed, etc.’ as the
    main verbs.

    Active: Her performance impressed us.

    Passive: We were impressed with her performance.

    4. Use preposition ‘in’ instead of ‘by’


    For the sentences with ‘interested, consisted, absorbed, contained, etc.’
    as the main verbs.

    Active: This topic might interest students.

    Passive: Students might be interested in this topic.

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    5. Use of ‘when’
    For the sentences with ‘smell, taste, feel, etc.’ as the main verbs.

    Active: Honey tastes sweet.

    Passive: Honey is sweet when tasted.

    We hope that this article on different exceptions for Active and Passive Voice will
    clear all your doubts related to Active Passive Voice and its usage. Please comment
    below if you have any questions.

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