Question

EXERCISE 62
Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive form. (Omit the agent where possible.)
1. Macbeth hoped to succeed Duncan.
9. He pretended to be a baron.
2. Who taught you Urdu?
10. His subordinates accused him of various offences.
3. They found him guilty of murder.
11. I saw him opening the box.
4. The King immediately gave orders that he should
12. He ordered the police to pursue the thief.
be imprisoned.
13. One cannot gather grapes from thistles.
5. Somebody has put out the light.
14. You never hear of a happy millionaire.
6. They laughed at his warnings and objected to
15. The public will leam with astonishment that waris imminent
all his proposals.
16. Did you never hear that name?
7. The Swiss regarded him as an impostor and
17. The legend tells us how the castle received its name
called him a villain.
18. Do not insult the weak.
8. Thave kept the money in the safe.
19. Why did he defraud you of your earnings?
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Answer 1

Duccan was hoped to succeed by macbeth
I was pretended to be a baron by him
You were taught Urdu by whom
He was accused of various offences by his subordinates
He was found guilty of murder by them
He was seen opening the box by me

Answer 2

Answer:

Duccan was hoped to succeed by macbeth

I was pretended to be a baron by him

You were taught Urdu by whom

He was accused of various offences by his subordinates

He was found guilty of murder by them

He was seen opening the box by me