Change the following sentences from the active voice to the passive voice:
The man cut down the tree.
Columbus discovered America.
His teacher praised him.
The boy teased the dog.
The police arrested him.
Rama was making a kite.
The boy caught the ball.
My father will write a letter.
I will defeat him.
He kept me waiting.
He scored twenty runs.
Manners reveal character.
Everyone loves him.
We expect good news.
I have sold my bicycle.
We must write to him.
They are doing the work.
The car hit the man.
Shyam eats an apple.
I had posted the letter before I met him.
How do they make coffee?
Rachna had made tea.
Abdul was watering the plants.
Surabhi will write a letter.
Mala has broken the window.
Answers
Answer:
1.The tree has been cut down by the man
(2)America was discovered by Columbus
(3)He was praised by his teacher
(4)The dog was been teased by the boy
(5)He was arrested by the police
(6)A kit was been made by Rama
(7)The ball was caught by the boy
(8)A letter will be written by my father
(9)He will be defeated by me
(10)I was kept waiting by him
(11) Twenty runs were scored by him
(12)The character is revealed through characters
(13)He is been love by everyone
(14)Good news is being accepted by us
(15)My bicycle have been sold by me
(16)How coffee is made by them
(17)Tea was made by Rachna
(18)The plants were being watered by Abdul
(19)A letter will be written by Surbhi
(20)The window has been broken by Mala
- The man cut down the tree.
=> The tree was cut down by the man.
- Columbus discovered America.
=> America was discovered by Columbus.
- His teacher praised him.
=> He was praised by his teacher.
- The boy teased the dog.
=> The dog was teased by the boy.
- The police arrested him.
=> He was arrested by the police.
- Rama was making a kite.
=> A kite was being made by Rama.
- The boy caught the ball.
=> The ball was caught by the boy.
- My father will write a letter.
=> A letter will be written by my father.
- I will defeat him.
=> He will be defeated by me.
- He kept me waiting.
=> I was kept waiting by him.
- He scored twenty runs.
=> Twenty runs were scored by him.
- Manners reveal character.
=> Character is revealed by manners.
- Everyone loves him.
=> He is loved by everyone.
- We expect good news.
=> Good news is expected by us.
- I have sold my bicycle.
=> My bicycle has been sold (by me).
- We must write to him.
=> He must be written to by us.
- They are doing the work.
=> The work is being done by them.
- The car hit the man.
=> The man was hit by the car.
- Shyam eats an apple.
=> An apple is eaten by Shyam.
- I had posted the letter before I met him.
=> The letter had been posted by me before I met him.
- How do they make coffee?
=> How is coffee made by them ?
- Rachna had made tea.
=> Tea had been made by Rachna.
- Abdul was watering the plants.
=> The plants were being watered by Abdul.
- Surabhi will write a letter.
=> A letter will be written by Surabhi.
- Mala has broken the window.
=> The window has been broken by Mala.
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Knowledge Booster ↴
In English language there are 2 types voices those are -
(1) Active voice
(2) Passive voice
(1) Active voice
↬ The verb is in active voice when it's form shows that the person or anything is denoted by the subject does something or is the doer of the active.
Structure: Subject + verb + Object
(2) Passive voice
↬ A verb in passive voice when it's form shows that something is done to that person or anything denoted by the subject.
Structure: Object + helping verb + past participle form of the main verb + by + Subject
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