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Passive with Prepositional Phrases

Introduction

English இல் சில verbs கள் prepositions உடன் சேர்ந்து பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன (உதா: laugh at, look after, send for, depend on). இத்தகைய sentences-ஐ passive voice ஆக மாற்றும்போது, preposition அவசியமாக verb உடன் சேர்ந்து இருக்க வேண்டும். இந்த pattern, verb-preposition pair கொண்ட passive constructions-ஐ சரியாக கையாள உதவுகிறது.

Competitive exams இல் இது மிகவும் பொதுவாக வருகிறது; ஏனெனில் இது verb-preposition collocations பற்றிய அறிவையும் passive transformation-ன் துல்லியத்தையும் சோதிக்கிறது.

Pattern: Passive with Prepositional Phrases

Pattern

Passive form இல், preposition-ஐ verb உடன் இணைத்தே வைத்திருக்க வேண்டும்.

Active voice: Subject + Verb + Preposition + Object
Passive voice: Object + Appropriate “be” verb + Past Participle + Preposition + (by + Subject)

Step-by-Step Example

Question

Convert into passive voice:
People laughed at him.

A. He was laughed at by people.

B. He was laughed by people.

C. He was at laughed by people.

D. He laughed at by people.

Solution

  1. Step 1: Key elements-ஐ அடையாளம் காணுங்கள்.

    Subject = People, Verb = laughed at, Object = him.

  2. Step 2: Object-ஐ subject position-க்கு மாற்றுங்கள்.

    Him → He.

  3. Step 3: Preposition ‘at’-ஐ verb உடன் வைத்திருக்கவும்.

    அது past participleக்கு உடனடியாக பின் வர வேண்டும்.

  4. Step 4: Tense-க்கு ஏற்ப சரியான ‘be’ form-ஐ சேர்க்கவும்.

    ‘Laughed’ (past) → ‘was laughed at’.

  5. Step 5: Agent (optional)-ஐ சேர்க்கவும்.

    ‘by people’ sentence-ஐ முழுமைப்படுத்துகிறது.

  6. Final Answer:

    He was laughed at by people. → Option A.

  7. Quick Check:

    Preposition ‘at’, verb ‘laughed’ உடன் இணைந்தே உள்ளது. ✅

Quick Variations

  • 1. Send for: They sent for the doctor. → The doctor was sent for.
  • 2. Look after: Someone is looking after the baby. → The baby is being looked after.
  • 3. Depend on: People depended on him. → He was depended on by people.

Trick to Always Use

  • Step 1: Verb-க்கு preposition உள்ளதா என்பதை கண்டறியுங்கள் (எ.கா., laugh at, look after, send for).
  • Step 2: Passive form இல், preposition-ஐ past participleக்கு உடனடியாக பின் வைத்திருக்கவும்.
  • Step 3: Tense மற்றும் subject-க்கு ஏற்ப சரியான ‘be + V₃’ பயன்படுத்தவும்.

Summary

Summary

  • Passive voice இல் preposition-ஐ verb-இலிருந்து ஒருபோதும் பிரிக்காதீர்கள்.
  • Preposition, past participle-க்கு உடனடியாக பின் வர வேண்டும்.
  • Sentence-ன் tense-க்கு ஏற்ப சரியான ‘be’ form-ஐ பயன்படுத்துங்கள்.

Example recap: “People laughed at him.” → “He was laughed at by people.” ✅

Practice

(1/5)
1. Convert into passive voice:<br>They sent for the doctor.
easy
A. The doctor was sent for.
B. The doctor was sent.
C. The doctor sent for them.
D. The doctor was for sent.

Solution

  1. Step 1: Identify elements.

    Subject = They; Verb = sent for; Object = the doctor.

  2. Step 2: Move object to subject position.

    The doctor becomes the new subject.

  3. Step 3: Keep preposition with verb.

    ‘for’ stays after ‘sent’ → ‘sent for’.

  4. Step 4: Add correct form of ‘be’ verb.

    → was sent for (simple past passive).

  5. Final Answer:

    The doctor was sent for. → Option A.

  6. Quick Check:

    Preposition ‘for’ remains attached to the verb. ✅
Hint: Never drop the preposition; keep it right after the past participle.
Common Mistakes: Writing ‘The doctor was sent’ (missing ‘for’).
2. Change into passive voice:<br>People laughed at the clown.
easy
A. The clown was laughed by people.
B. The clown was laughed at by people.
C. The clown laughed at people.
D. The clown was being laughed by people.

Solution

  1. Step 1: Identify components.

    Subject = People; Verb = laughed at; Object = the clown.

  2. Step 2: Make object the new subject.

    ‘The clown’ becomes the subject.

  3. Step 3: Keep the preposition with the verb.

    ‘laughed at’ stays together.

  4. Step 4: Add correct ‘be’ verb for tense.

    → was laughed at.

  5. Step 5: Add agent.

    ‘by people’ completes it.

  6. Final Answer:

    The clown was laughed at by people. → Option B.

  7. Quick Check:

    Preposition ‘at’ correctly follows ‘laughed’. ✅
Hint: Attach the preposition to the verb when changing to passive.
Common Mistakes: Dropping the preposition ‘at’.
3. Convert into passive voice:<br>They will look after the children.
easy
A. The children will be looked after.
B. The children will looked after.
C. The children will have been looked after.
D. The children were looked after.

Solution

  1. Step 1: Identify components.

    Subject = They; Verb = will look after; Object = the children.

  2. Step 2: Move object to subject position.

    ‘The children’ becomes subject.

  3. Step 3: Keep preposition with verb.

    ‘after’ stays with ‘looked’.

  4. Step 4: Convert to passive.

    Future → ‘will be + V₃’ → ‘will be looked after’.

  5. Final Answer:

    The children will be looked after. → Option A.

  6. Quick Check:

    Future passive uses ‘will be + past participle’. ✅
Hint: Future passive = ‘will be + V₃’; keep preposition after verb.
Common Mistakes: Leaving out ‘be’ after ‘will’.
4. Transform into passive voice:<br>Someone is looking into the matter.
medium
A. The matter was being looked into.
B. The matter is being looked into.
C. The matter has been looked into.
D. The matter is looked into.

Solution

  1. Step 1: Identify tense.

    Present continuous → ‘is looking into’.

  2. Step 2: Find object.

    ‘The matter’ becomes the subject in passive.

  3. Step 3: Keep preposition with the verb.

    ‘into’ stays after ‘looked’.

  4. Step 4: Use passive continuous form.

    → is being looked into.

  5. Step 5: Add optional agent if needed.

    ‘by someone’ is implied but can be omitted.

  6. Final Answer:

    The matter is being looked into. → Option B.

  7. Quick Check:

    Present continuous passive = ‘is being + V₃’. ✅
Hint: Continuous passive = ‘is/are being + V₃’.
Common Mistakes: Forgetting to include ‘being’.
5. Change into passive voice:<br>People have talked about the issue.
medium
A. The issue is talked about.
B. The issue was talked about.
C. The issue has been talked about.
D. The issue will be talked about.

Solution

  1. Step 1: Identify the tense.

    Present perfect → ‘have talked’.

  2. Step 2: Identify object.

    ‘The issue’ becomes the subject.

  3. Step 3: Keep preposition with the verb.

    ‘about’ stays with ‘talked’.

  4. Step 4: Form passive perfect tense.

    → has been talked about.

  5. Step 5: Add agent if needed.

    ‘by people’ is optional.

  6. Final Answer:

    The issue has been talked about. → Option C.

  7. Quick Check:

    Perfect passive uses ‘has/have been + V₃’. ✅
Hint: Perfect passive = ‘has/have been + V₃’; preposition stays after verb.
Common Mistakes: Dropping ‘been’ in perfect passive tense.

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