Question

· Change the voice
1. The man wanted to say the truth.
2. The jug contains hot tea.
3. Did you beat the opponent in the boxing match?
4. Thad never experienced such difficulty.
5. The school appointed Mrs. Mc Millian principal.
6.Can you watch me climb the roof?
7. A pencil is paid to me by him.
8. My house could have been damaged during the war.
9. My water was contained in the mug.
10. We expect good news.​

Answer 1

ANSWER :

• 1. The man wanted to say the truth.

➪ The truth was wanted to be said by the man.

• 2. The jug contains hot tea.

➪ Hot tea is contained in the jug.

• 3. Did you beat the opponent in the boxing match?

➪ Was the opponent beaten by you in the boxing match ?

• 4. They never experienced such difficulty.

➪ Such difficulty was never experienced by them.

• 5. The school appointed Mrs. Mc Millian principal.

➪ Mrs. Mc Millian was appointed principal by the school.

• 6. Can you watch me climb the roof ?

➪ Can I be watched climbing the roof (by you) ?

• 7. A pencil is paid to me by him.

➪ He pays me a pencil.

• 8. My house could have been damaged during the war.

➪ The opponent country could have damaged my house during the war.

• 9. My water was contained in the mug.

➪ The mug contained my water.

• 10. We expect good news.

➪ Good news is expected by us.

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MORE TO KNOW :

➯ What is Voice ?

• ❖ In English grammar, Voice refers to a form of verb which shows whether what is denoted by the subject does something or has something done to it.

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➯ What are the two types of Voice ?

• [1] Active Voice.

• [2] Passive Voice.

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➯ What is Active Voice ?

• ❖ Active Voice refers to the voice that a sentence has a subject which acts upon its verb.

• ❖ Active Voice is so called because the person or thing denoted by the subject acts.

• ❖ A verb is in Active Voice when its form shows that the person or thing denoted by the subject does something or is the doer of the action.

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➯ What is Passive Voice ?

• ❖ Passive Voice refers to the voice that the subject of a sentence is a recipient of the action of the verb.

• ❖ Passive Voice is so called because the person or thing the noted by the subject is not active but passive, i.e., suffers or receives some action.

• ❖ A verb is in Passive Voice when its form shows that something is done to the person or thing in denoted by the subject.