Question

Change the following sentences into Passive
Voice.
1.Mary sang songs.
2.I broke the plate.
3.Vidya cleans the rooms.
4.Jim writes stories.
5.We ate the biscuits.
6.He baked a cake.
7.A policeman caught the burglar.
8.John is playing cricket.
9.The students designed this project.
10.Meera’s father bought a new cycle.

Answer 1

Answer :

1. Songs were sung by Mary (passive)

2. The plate was broken by me. (passive)

3. The rooms are cleaned by Vidya. (passive)

4. Stories are written by Jim. (passive)

5. The biscuits were eaten by us. (passive)

6. A cake was baked by him. (passive)

7. The burglar was caught by the policeman. (passive)

8. Cricket is being played by John. (passive)

9. This project was designed by the students. (passive)

10. A new cycle was bought by Meena's father. (passive)

Extra information

• The subject in the active voice becomes the object in the passive voice and vice versa .

• The finite verb or main verb of in the passive voice is always written in past participle form.

Some of the examples :

• Ram eat rice (active)
• Rice is eaten by Ram ( passive)

• I can do this (active)
• This can be done by me (passive)

• He knows us (active)
• We are known to him (passive)

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Songs were sung by Mary.
2. The plate was broken by me
3. The rooms are cleaned by Vidya.
4. Stories are written by him.
5. The biscuits were eaten by us.
6. A cake was baked by him.
7. The burglar was caught by the policeman.
8. Cricket is being played by John.
9. This project was designed by the students.
10. A new bicycle was bought by Meera's father.