Changing an imperative sentence in the Active Voice to Passive Voice

      -An imperative sentence in the passive voice has the following form:

Let + object + be + past participle.

*Active: Carry it home.
*Passive: Let it be carried home.

*.Active: Do it at once.
*.Passive: Let it be done at once.

*.Active: Open the door.
*.Passive: Let the door be opened.

*.Active: Throw the ball.
*.Passive: Let the ball be thrown.

       *When the active voice is in the negative, the passive voice takes the form:

Let + object + not + be + past participle.

*.Active: Do not beat the dog.
*.Passive: Let the dog not be beaten.

  *Note thatdois not used in the passiveform.We can begin the passive sentence withyouif we want to put emphasis on the person addressed to.Compare:

*.Active: Help me.
*.Passive: Let me be helped.
*.Passive: You are requested to help me.

*.Active: Learn the poem.
*.Passive: Let the poem be learned.
*.Passive: You are asked to learn the poem.

*.Active: Don’t touch it.
*.Passive: Let it not be touched.
*.Passive: You are warned not to touch it.

    *Note that the passive form has to begin withyouwhen the object of the active verb is not mentioned.

*.Active: Work hard.
      Here the active verb does not have an object. Therefore the passive form should begin with you.
*.Passive: You are advised to work hard.*

.Active: Get out.
*.Passive: You are ordered to get out.

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