Question

Change the following sentences into passive voice. (4)

The gardener looks after the flowers.
Who taught you French?
They were painting the house.
I have placed an order for a digital camera.
He was switching off the lights.
Who discovered America?
She has torn my book.
The boy killed the spider.​

Answer 1

Hey mate.....

1. the flowers were looked after by gardner
2. french was taught to you by whom?
3. the house were painted by them
4. the order of digital camera had placed by me
5. the light was switched off by him
6. America was discovered by whom?
7. my book was torn by her
8. the spider was killed by the boy

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

☞ACTIVE VOICE:-

• it is a type of voice directly said by speaker.

• for example-

# he said that he will come tomorrow

=> he said that he will come next day

☞PASSIVE VOICE:-

• it is voice that is not said by actual words. it is also called reported voice.

EXTRA KNOWLEDGE:-

if there is "said" it will remain "said"

if there is "said to" it turns to "told"

we always use this table in active and passive voice:-

today -> that day

tomorrow -> next day

yesterday-> previous day

next week -> coming weak

⭐HOPE THIS HELPS YOU ⭐

Answer 2

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AV:-The gardener looks after the flowers.

PV:-The flowers are looked after by the gardener.

AV:-Who taught you French?

PV:-By whom you were taught French?

AP:-They were painting the house.

PV:-The house was being painted by them.

AV:-I have placed an order for a digital camera.

PV:-An order has been placed for digital camera by me.

AV:-He was switching of the lights.

PV:-The lights were being switched off by him.

AV:-Who discovered America?

PV:-By whom America was discovered?

AV:-She has torn my book.

PV:-My book has been torn by her.

AV:The boy killed the spider.

PV:-The spider was killed by the boy.

NOTE,

here are some rules of changing Active voice to Passive voice

If the sentence is in prograssive

$\bold\purple{\boxed{O+hv+being+v^3+by+S}}$

Here

• O=object
• hv=helping verb
• v³=3rd form the verb
• S=subject

If the sentence is in indefinite

$\bold\purple{\boxed{O+hv+v^3+by +S}}$

If the sentence is in perfect

$\bold\orange{\boxed{O+hv+been+v^3+by+S}}$

If the sentence is in impretive

• For order

$\bold\green{\boxed{let+o+be+v^3}}$

For example

Open the door.

Let the door be closed.

• For advice

$\bold\purple{\boxed{O+should+be+v^3}}$

For example

Help the poor.

The poor should be helped.

• For request

$\bold\red{\boxed{yor\: are\: requested+to+base\: from}}$

For example

kindly help me.

You are requested to help me.