Question

E. 8.Rewrite the following active voice sentences to passive voice sentences:
1. Everyone is blaming us.
2. The wind blew down the trees.
3. The police caught the thieves.
4. Alice posted the letter.
5. The hostess was receiving us.
6. They killed the snake with a stick.
7. The people welcomed the minister.
8. They found him guilty of murder.
9. John Mathews built this house in 1991.
10. Mary is writing a poem.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. we are being blamed by everyone.
2. the trees were blown down by The wind
3. the thieves were caught by the police
4. the letter was posted by Alice
5. we were being received by the hostess.
6. the the snake was killed by somebody with a stick.
7. the Minister was welcomed by the people.
8. he was found guilty of murder
9. this house was built by John Matthews in 1991.
10. a poem is being written by Mary

Answer 2

Answer:

• In Active voice, the subjects performs the action denoted by verb.

• In passive voice, the subject is a recipient of verb action. It receives the action of verb.

1. we are being blamed by everyone.
2. the trees were blown down by The wind
3. the thieves were caught by the police
4. the letter was posted by Alice
5. we were being received by the hostess.
6. the the snake was killed by somebody with a stick.
7. the Minister was welcomed by the people.
8. he was found guilty of murder
9. this house was built by John Matthews in 1991.
10. a poem is being written by Mary