Passive Voice of Non-finite/Participle Sentences (to-infinitive, having + V3, participle clauses) 1. First, understand: When is the passive formed? 🔴 Rule (Very Important): 👉 The passive is formed only with the participle where the object is. 👉 Intransitive verbs like "go/went/come" are not made passive. 👉 But the purpose clause or participle clause can be made passive. 🔹 Example 1 Active: I went to the market to bring vegetables. I went to the market to bring vegetables. 🔴 went does not become passive. ✅ But to bring vegetables can be made passive. ✔ Passive form: I went to the market for vegetables to be brought. I went to the market to bring vegetables. (Rare in spoken language, important in exams) 🔹 Example 2 Active: I went to the market having eaten food. After eating, I went to the market. 👉 “Having eaten” is already a perfect participle. 👉 It does not have an object → Passive does not change. ✔ No passive possible (structure-wise) 🔹 Example 3 Active: Having learned English, he got a job. He got a job after learning English. ✅ Passive (participle clause): Having been taught English, he got a job. He got a job after being taught English. ⭐ 3. Important Structures & Passive Formation 🔹 A. to + verb (Purpose clause) Structure: to + V1 → to be + V3 1. She went there to meet him. → She went there to be met by him. 2. He came to collect the money. → He came for the money to be collected. 3. They sat down to solve the problem. → They sat down for the problem to be solved. 🔹 B. Having + V3 (Perfect Participle) Active: Having + V3 Passive: Having been + V3 4. Having finished the work, he left. → Having been finished, the work was left incomplete. ❌ (wrong logic) ✔ Correct: → Having been asked to finish the work, he left. 5. Having written the letter, she posted it. → Having been written, the letter was posted. 6. Having completed the course, he started teaching. → Having been completed, the course enabled him to teach. 🔹 C. Present participle (-ing) 7. Seeing the police, the thief ran away. → Being seen by the police, the thief ran away. 8. Knowing the truth, she kept quiet. → The truth being known to her, she kept quiet. 🔹 D. After / Before + participle 9. After eating food, he slept. → After the food was eaten, he slept. 10. Before starting the work, read the instructions. → Before the work is started, the instructions should be read. 🔹 E. Mixed Examples (Exam-oriented) 11. Having lost the match, they felt sad. → Having been defeated, they felt sad. 12. To save time, he took a taxi. → For time to be saved, a taxi was taken by him. 13. Walking along the road, I met him. → While the road was being walked along, I met him. (formal) ⭐ FINAL KEY POINTS ✔ “Go/went” is not passive. ✔ The participle clause can be made passive. ✔ Having → Having been. ✔ It is asked less often in spoken language and more often in exams.