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82 Mohammad Mahfooz HussainSyntax:Active Subject + Main Verb + (Agent) + Gerund + ObjectPassiveSubject + Main Verb + Object + being + V3 + byAgentExamples:Active Voice Passive VoiceWhen the subject does the actionThe politician avoided answering the question.The politician avoided the question being answered.Alam hates making mistakes. Alam hates mistakes being made.Sehrish enjoys reading long novels. Sehrish enjoys long novels being read.The senior developers don't mindthe new interns questioning their complex syntax.The senior developers don't mindtheir complex syntax being questioned by the new interns.Sehrish clearly remembered the chief engineer warning her about the volatile chemicals.Sehrish clearly remembered being warned about the volatile chemicals by the chief engineer.(Because Sehrish is the object of the warning, %u201cher%u201d merges back into the subject)When someone else (an Agent) does the actionAlam loves Sehrish baking cakes. Alam loves cakes being baked by Sehrish.