Question

Change the following sentences into passive. (Seven out of ten) 7
1 They make shoes in that factory.
2 We must look into the question.
3 The police locked up the criminals.
4 She must have left the keys behind.
5 Kashmira knows me.
6 Did the people catch the thief?
7 Someone broke into my office.
8 They told us that the water is clean

Answer 1

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• They make shoes in that factory  

Passive voice – Shoes are made by them in that factory  

The given sentence is given in simple present tense in active voice .  

Rule :  

Object + is/am/are  + Verb ( third form ) + by + Subject  

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• We must look into the question  

Passive voice - The question must be looked into by us  

The given sentence contains one of Modal verb (must) in active voice .

Rule :

Object + Modal verb + be + verb ( third form ) + Subject

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• The police locked up the cri  minals  

Passive voice - The criminals were locked up by the police .  

The given sentence is in Simple past tense in active voice .  

Rule :  

Object + was/were + Verb ( third form ) + by + Object

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• The keys must have been left behind.  

Passive voice – The keys must have been left behind  

Here , in the given sentence modal verb ( must ) and present continuous tense is used .  

Rule :  

Object + modal verb + has/have been + Verb ( third form ) + Object  

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• Kashmira knows me .

Passive voice – I am known by Kashmira  

Given sentence is in simple present tense .  

Rule :

Object + is/am/are + Verb ( third form ) + by + Subject

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• Did the person catch the thief ?

Passive – Was the thief caught by the person ?  

Here , given sentence is interrogative and in simple present tense .  

Rule :  

Question word + Object + Verb ( third form ) + by + object  

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• Someone broke into my office  

Passive – My office was broken into  

Here , the subject is not known so we’ll omit it and the given sentence is in simple past tense .  

Rule :  

Object + was/were + verb ( third form )  

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• They told us that the water is clean .

Passive voice – We were told that the water is clean .

Here , the given sentence is in simple past tense .  

Rule :  

Object + was/were + subject  

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Answer 2

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Change the following sentences into passive.

1 )They make shoes in that factory.

Shoes are made by them in the factory .

2 )We must look into the question.

The question must be looked into by us .

3) The police locked up the criminals.

The criminals were locked up by the police .

4 )She must have left the keys behind.

The keys must have been left behind by her .

5 )Kashmira knows me.

I am known by Kashmira

6) Did the people catch the thief?

Was the thief caught by the person ?

7 )Someone broke into my office.

My office was broken into by someone.

8) They told us that the water is clean

We were told that the water was clean .

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