Voice Change: Voice with “there”
Voice with “there”
Active structure: There is/are/was/were/will be/has been etc + Noun Phrase + to-infinitivePassive structure: There is/are/was/were/will be/has been etc + Noun Phrase + to be + VPP Examples:
Active: There are many stories to learn. Passive: There are many stories to be learnt/learned.
Active: There is no time to waste standing here.
Passive: There is no time to be wasted standing here.
Voice with “Infinitive”
Active structure: Subject + verb + object + infinitive phrasePassive structure: Object + auxiliary + VPP + infinitive phrase + by + subject Examples:
Active: He advised me to obey the honest people.
Passive: I was advised to obey the honest people by him.
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