2. Complete the sentences given in passive voice according to the sentences given in active voice alongwith. (a) He teaches French. / French by him. (i) taught (ii) is taught (iii) was taught (b) The child is eating oranges. / Oranges by the child. (i) are eaten (ii) are being eaten (iii) have been eaten (c) She is writing a book. / A book by her (i) is written (ii) is being written (iii) has been written (d) The master punished the servant. / The servant by the master. (i) is punished (ii) was punished (iii) has punished (e) Somebody cooks food everyday. / Food by someone every day. (i) is cooked (ii) has cooked (iii) is cooking (1) He wore a red shirt. / A red shirt by him. (i) wore (ii) was wore (iii) was worn Teacher's Siang
Answers
2. (a) French (ii) is taught by him.
(b) Oranges (iii) are being eaten by the child.
(c) A book (ii) is being written by her.
(d) The servant (ii) was punished by the master.
(e) Food (i) is cooked by someone every day.
(1) A red short (iii) was worn by him.
Explanation:
A sentence is said to be in its active voice when the subject does; while it is said to be in its passive voice when the subject receives.
To convert a sentence in an active voice into a passive voice, some steps may be followed -
1. Identify the subject, object and verb.
2. Ensure that the sentence is in the active voice, which means that the subject of the sentence would be "actively" doing something, like teaching French, eating oranges etc. Generally, the order will be subject, followed by the verb, ending with the object.
3. Now, take the object and treat it as the subject. So, French would be taught, oranges would be eaten etc.
4. Next, the tense of the verb of the sentence is changed properly. "teaches" (simple present) would become "is taught" (simple past); "is eating" (present continuous) would become "are being eaten" (present perfect continuous) and so on.
5. Finally, the subject ends the sentence, attached with a "by". Thus, the passive sentence will have the order object, followed by the verb, ending with the subject, attached with a "by".
These steps have been applied to the given sentences.
Answer:
A. is taught
B. are being eaten
C. is being written
D. was punished
E. is cooked
F. was worn
Answer:
A. is taught
B. are being eaten
C. is being written
D. was punished
E. is cooked
F. was worn