Change the following sentences so that the verbs will be in the passive voice.
(i) The boy killed the spider.
(ii) The police caught the thief.
(iii) The boy made a kite:
(iv) The sudden noise frightened the dog.
(v) Edison invented thew light bulb.
(vi) He made a very remarkable discovery.
(vii) His own brother betrayed him.
(viii) I have sold my old car.
(ix) They opened the store only last month.
(x) We do not permit smoking in the kitchen.
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Answer:
(i) The spider was killed by the boy.
(ii) The thief was caught by the police.
(iii) The kite was made by the boy.
(iv) The dog was frightened by the sudden noise.
(v) The new bulb was invented by Edison.
(vi) The remarkable discovery was made by him.
(vii) He was betrayed by his own brother.
(viii) The old car was sold by me.
(ix) The store was opened last month only.
(x) Smoking is not permitted in the kitchen.
1The spider was killed by the boy
2The thief was caught by the police
3The kite was made by the boy
4The dog was frightened by the sudden noise
5The new bulb was invented by Edison
6The remarkable discovery was made by him
7He was betrayed by this own brother
8The old car was sold by me
9The store was opened last month only
10 smoking is not permitted in the kitchen