Question

Exercise 3
Rewrite the following sentences in active voice,
1. America was discovered by Christopher Columbus,
2. He was treated ungratefully by his sailors,
3. The work must be done by you and your brother,
4. The match was won by the High School,
5. We will be blamed by everyone,
6. The first railway was built by George Stephenson
7. He was swindled by his own brother,
8. The Prime Minister was welcomed by the people,
9. The child was knocked down by a car,
10. By whom was this jug broken?
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Answer 1

Answer:

4. America was discovered by Christopher Columbus.

Christopher Columbus discovered America.

5. He was treated ungratefully by his sailors.

His sailors treated him ungratefully.

6. The work must be done by you and your brother.

You and your brother must do the work.

7. The match was won by the High School.

The High School won the match.

8. The first railway was built by George Stephenson.

George Stephenson built the first railway.

9. He was swindled by his own brother.

His own brother swindled him.

10. The king was welcomed by the people.

The people welcomed the king.

COPY WORK

Q1. Define active voice.

Ans. In active voice the subject performs the action stated by the verb.

Q2. Define passive voice.

Ans. In passive voice, the subject is the receiver of the action

Answer 2

Voice Change:

• America was discovered by Christopher Columbus.

⇒ Christopher Columbus discovered America.

• He was treated ungratefully by his sailors.

⇒ His sailors treated him ungratefully.

• The work must be done by you and your brother.

⇒ You and your brother must do the work.

• The match was won by the High School.

⇒ The High School won the match.

• We will be blamed by everyone.

⇒ Everyone will blame us.

• The first railway was built by George Stephenson.

⇒ George Stephenson built the first railway station.

• He was swindled by his own brother.

⇒ His own brother swindled him.

• The Prime Minister was welcomed by the people.

⇒ The people welcomed the Prime Minister.

• The child was knocked down by a car.

⇒ A car knocked down the child.

• By whom was this jug broken?

⇒ Who broke this jug?

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⭐More to know

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$\boxed {\sf {\large {Active\ voice:}}}$ Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb.

Focus- On the subject that is doing the action.

Sentence structure- Subject + Verb + Object

$\boxed {\sf {\large {Passive\ voice:}}}$ Passive voice means that a subject is the recipient of a verb's action.

Focus- On the action done by the subject.

Sentence structure- Object + Verb + Subject

$\boxed {\bf {\red {NOTE:}}}$ Don't change the tense of the sentence.