Question

A girl from Chennai won the first prize. Change to passive voice.

Answer 1

Answer:

The first prize was won by a girl from Chennai. (Passive Voice)

Additional Information:

The voice of the verb states whether the subject does the work or something has been done to it.

In active voice the subject is the doer of the action.

Example :- Avni ate the mangoes.

In Passive voice the Subject is the receiver of the action.

Example :- The mangoes were eaten by Avni

★ Difference between active and passive voice.

❍ Sentences in the active voice are stronger, direct, use fewer words, and show who performs the action.

Example: Tom fed the dog.

❍ Sentences in the passive voice to weaker indirect, use more words a compared to an active voice and show who receives the action. Sometimes, the doer of the action is omitted.

Example : The dog was fed by Tom. or

.         The dog was fed.

★ How to Recognize a Passive voice :

❖ The verbs preceded by the phrase ‘by the....'

❖ Look for the following auxiliary verbs :

$\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}\cline{1-2}be & is \\\cline{1-2}\ are& was \\\cline{1-2}\ were & have been \\\cline{1-2}\ will be & being \\\cline{1-2}\ had been & a \\\cline{1-2}\end{tabular}$

Answer 2

Answer:

Passive

The first prize was won by a girl from Chennai.

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