Change the voice of the following sentences:
() Lemons turn milk sour
1) We organised an excursion to Delhi
(w.) A table cloth covers a table
(iv) My pocket has been picked
(w) The poster will be written by the students
Answers
Answer :
1) Milk is turned sour by lemons.
2) An excursion was organised by us to Delhi.
3) A table is covered by a table cloth.
4) Someone has picked my pocket.
5) The students will write the poster.
Additional information :-
Voice :-
Voice is the form of the verb which donates whether the subject does the work or something is done to the subject.
There are 2 types of voice :-
- Active voice
- Passive voice
★ Active voice :-
Active voice refers a sentence in which the subject is performing the action.
★Passive voice :-
Passive voice refers a sentence in which the subject undergoes the action.
General rules of changing the Active voice into Passive voice :-
★ The 'object' in the Active voice becomes the 'subject' in the Passive voice.
★ The 'subject' in the Active voice, becomes the 'object' in the Passive voice. It's generally preceded by the preposition 'by'.
★ The main verb of the sentence is changed into past participle form and it's preceded by the correct form of 'Be' verb in Passive voice.
★ The Passive voice of the verb with two objects is formed by changing either of the two objects (preferably the Personal Object) into the subject and retaining the other as the ' retained object '.
- Milk is turned sour by lemons.
- An excursion was organised by us to Delhi.
- A table is covered by a table cloth.
- Someone has picking my pocket.
- The students will write the poster.
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There are two types of voice :-
- Active Voice
- Passive Voice
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Active voice :-
The active voice was the form of the verb which means that the action is performed by the subject.
Example ⇢I (subject) gave up smoking (predicate) not so long ago.
Passive voice :-
In passive voice, the action is performed on the subject. The subject receives the action.
Example ⇢ The ball was git over the fence.