Question

4 Change the voice of the following sentences:
i I have completed the homework.
ii. I sent a message.
iii. They were playing cricket.
iv. Come in.
v. The book is printing.
vi. The rose smells sweet.
vii. Don't loiter on the corridor.
viii. Water the plant.
ix. My watch has been stolen.
x. Don't tear the pages.​

Answer 1

Changing voice means either we have to change the sentence in passive or active voice according to the given sentence. If it is in active voice (person or thing denoted by the subject is the doer of the action), we have to change it into passive voice by making it receiver of the action plus some additional changes and vice versa.

Answer:

i. The homework have been completed by me.

ii. A message was sent by me.

iii. Cricket was being played by them.

iv. You are requested to come in.

v. The book is being printed.

vi. The rose is sweet when it is smelt.

vii. You are ordered not to loiter on the corridor.

viii. Let the plant be watered.

ix. Someone has stolen by watch.

x. You are ordered not to tear the pages.

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Answer 2

Answer:

$\bigstar$ Change the voice of the following sentences :

❶ I have completed the homework.

$\implies$ My homework has been done by me.

❷ I sent a message.

$\implies$ A message was sent by me.

❸ They were playing cricket.

$\implies$ Cricket was being played by them.

❹ Come in.

$\implies$ You are ordered to come in.

❺ The book is printing.

$\implies$ The book is being printed.

❻ The rose smells sweet.

$\implies$ The rose is sweet when smelt.

❼ Don't loiter on the corridor.

$\implies$ You are ordered not to loiter on the corridor.

❽ Water the plant.

$\implies$ Let the plant be watered.

❾ My watch has been stolen.

$\implies$ Someone has stolen my watch.

❿ Don't tear the pages.

$\implies$ You are ordered not to tear the pages.

EXTRA INFORMATION :-

$\clubsuit$ Voice :

$\leadsto$ Voice are of two types :

• Active Voice
• Passive Voice

➳ Active Voice :

• Active Voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb.

Examples :

1. Children like chocolates.
2. They had won the game.

➳ Passive Voice :

• Passive Voice means that a subject is a recipient of a verb's action.

Examples :

• Chocolates are liked by children.
• The game had been won by them.