. Change the following active sentences into passive voice.
1. Farmers produce tea in Assam.
2. We must value our time.
3. Let Ravi decorate the classroom.
4. They have cut down several green trees.
5. Can you arrange some money for me?
6. Are you writing another book?
7. Manan saw a new film yesterday.
8. Save water.
9. Please maintain silence in the auditorium.
10. Do not make fun of the poor.
11. Obey the traffic rules.
12. Who gave you this message?
Answers
Answer:
1. Farmers grow tea in Assam
Answer:
A sentence in passive voice focuses on the person or thing that receives an action rather than the person/thing that performs the action.
For example, 'My room was cleaned by me.'
The basic structure of passive voice is:
the appropriate form of the verb 'to be' + past participle
Option B: The given sentence states a fact, hence it's in simple present tense. So, the simple present form of 'to be', 'is' is used. (The simple present tense states a general fact or a usual habit.)
'Is grown' is the appropriate structure, formed by the simple present tense verb 'is' + past participle (grown). Hence option B is correct.
Option A: 'Is being' is in present continuous tense. But the sentence does not state a particular action that is being carried out at the moment. Hence A is incorrect.
Option C: 'Grows' is a verb in the active form: Tea grows in gardens.... It changes the thing "tea" to perform, rather than receive, the action. Hence C is incorrect.
Option D: 'Is growing' is not the correct verb form used in the passive voice. 'Growing' is a present participle whereas the required verb form is a past participle. Hence D is incorrect.