Rules for Editing – 4

Rule : 4

Helping verbs is/am/are; was/were; and willbe/shall be are followed by V1+ing [gerund form or present participle form] of the verb if the sentence is in Active Voice,

Helping verbs is/am/are; was/were; and willbe/shall be are followed by V3  [past participle form] of the verb if the sentence is in Passive Voice,

Examples:

A letter was writing by Chandana. [Wrong]

A letter was written by Chandana [Correct] [The sentence is in Passive Voice]

Chandana was written a letter. [Wrong]

Chandana was writing a letter. [Correct] [The sentence is in Active Voice]

My grandparents will be visit us after corona lockdown. [Wrong]

My grandparents will be visiting us after corona lockdown. [Correct] [Thye sentence is in Active Voice]

We will be visited by our grandparents after corona lockdown. [Correct] [The sentence is in Passive Voice]

The dogs were chaged the fox. [Wrong]

The dogs were chaging after the fox. [Correct] [The sentence is in Active Voice]

The fox was chaged by thedogs. [Correct] [The sentence is in Passive Voice]

Now, correct the errors if any in the following sentences. Write “Correction is not necessary” if you think that there is no error in the sentence.

1. I am wrote the assignemnt given by Mathematics teacher, Sri Sastry sir.

Your answer:

2. The students are listened to the class of Sociial Studies taken by Siva Prasad sir.

Your answer:

3. The thief was catching by the police last night.

Your answer:

4. ‘We shall be finishing this chapter by Thursday’, our Sanskrit sir told us.

Your answer:

5. The window panes were breaking by some michievous students.

Your answer:

6. Pakistan was defeating by India in1972 war.

Your answer:

7. I am taking vitamin tablets to boost my immunity in order to fight corona virus.

Your answer:

8. The police are not allowed people to go out in Red Zones.

Your answer:

9. You are not learn how to swim, are you?

Your answer:

10. When will you be complete your homework?

Your answer: