(B) Identify the following sentences and write whether they are in
active or passive voice. (4)
1. The skit was presented by good actors.
2. I gave a watch to Rita.
3. The dog is chewing a bone.
4. The chair was polished by the carpenter.
Answers
Answer:
1.Good actors presented the skit
2.Rita was given a watch by me
3.A bone is being chewed by the dog
4.The carpenter pilished the chair
Answer:-
1. The skit was presented by good actors.
2. I gave a watch to Rita.
3. The dog is chewing a bone.
4. The chair was polished by the carpenter.
1. The skit was presented by good actors.
passive voice
it's active voice will be 'the good actors presented the skit'
2. I gave a watch to Rita.
active voice
it's passive voice will be 'the watch was given to Rita by me'
3. The dog is chewing a bone.
active voice
it's passive voice will be 'the bone was chewed by the dog'
4. The chair was polished by the carpenter.
passive voice
it's active voice will be 'the carpenter polished the chair'
how to convert active voice to passive voice?
Make the object of the active sentence into the subject of the passive sentence.
Use the verb "to be" in the same tense as the main verb of the active sentence.
Use the past participle of the main verb in the active sentence.
how to convert passive voice to active voice?
find the agent in a "by the..." phrase, or consider carefully who or what is performing the action expressed in the verb.
Make that agent the subject of the sentence
change the verb accordingly.