Page No. 113
Exercise
1. State the voice of the verbs in the following sentences:
(a) Birds build nests.
Active Voice
(b) He worked only two sums.
Active Voice
(c) He never tells a lie.
Active Voice
(d) Mice are eaten by cats.
Passive Voice
(e) I am annoyed at his conduct.
Passive Voice
(f) Will you take tea?
Active Voice
(g) She sang a song.
Active Voice
(h) Pay the bill.
Active Voice
(i) The story is told.
Passive voice
(j) They elected him president.
Active Voice
(k) Sita was carried away by Ravana.
Passive Voice
(l)The book has been written in English.
Passive Voice
2. Turn into Passive Voice.
(a) He loves his sons.
His sons are loved by him.
(b) We expect good news.
Good news is expected.
(c) Brutus stabbed Caesar.
Caesar was stabbed by Brutus.
(d) He has made a mistake.
A mistake has been made by him.
(e) I am doing the work.
The work is being done by me.
(f) He will learn the lesson.
The lesson will be learnt by him.
(g) The boys were playing football.
Football was being played by the
boys.
(h) They can speak English.
English can be spoken by them.
(i) Does he speak Assamese?
Is Assamese spoken by him?
(j) Will they help us?
Will we be helped by them?
(k) He bought a new camera.
A new camera was bought by him.
(l) Mr. Sen teaches us English
Grammar.
We are taught English Grammar by
Mr. Sen.
(m) Write a letter to your father.
Let a letter be written to your father.
(n) Bring some mangoes.
Let some mangoes be brought.
(o) The hunter killed the tiger last night.
The tiger was killed last night by the
hunter.
(p) We shall hold a meeting tomorrow.
A meeting will be held tomorrow by
us.
(q) Take care of your health.
Let your health be taken care of.
3. Turn into Active Voice:
(a) The bell was rung by him.
He rang the bell.
(b) A snake () has been killed by the
boy.
The boy has killed a snake.
(c) Rice () is sold by the grocer.
The grocer sells rice.
(d) Let it be done.
Do it.
(e) By whom was this news given to
you?
Who gave you this news?
(f) My umbrella (☂️) has been stolen.
Someone has stolen my umbrella.
(g) I shall be caught by him.
He will catch me.
(h) The work is being done by me.
I am doing the work.
(i) A story was being told by my
grandmother.
My grandmother was telling a story.
(j) The lion is called the king of beast.
People call the lion the king of
beast.
(k) The old man was laughed at by him.
He laughed at the old man.
(l) The cart is being drawn by the
bullocks.
The bullocks are drawing the cart.
4. Put the Verbs in brackets in the Passive form in the suitable tense:
(a) I [see] the picture.
I saw the picture
The picture was seen by me.
(b) We [finish] the work just now.
We have finished the work just now.
The work has been finished just
now by us.
(c) She [write] a letter yesterday.
She wrote a letter yesterday.
A letter was written yesterday by her.
(d) They [hold] a meeting tomorrow.
They will hold a meeting tomorrow.
A meeting will be held tomorrow by
them.
(e) She [sing] a song.
She sang a song.
A song was sung by her.
(f) The carpenter [make] the chair.
The carpenter has made the chair.
The chair has been made by the
carpenter.
(g) The boy [pluck] some flowers
yesterday.
The boy plucked some flowers
yesterday.
Some flowers were plucked by the
boy.
(h) I [offer] him a chair.
I offered him a chair.
He was offered a chair by me.
(i) He [invite] me to dinner.
He invited me to dinner.
I was invited to dinner by him.
(j) Mother [give] a wrist watch last year.
Mother gave a wrist watch last year.
A wrist watch was given last year by
Mother.
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