Question

HANGE TO PASSIVE
1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil.
2. The Government is planning a new road near my house.
3. My grandfather built this house in 1943.
4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time.

Answer 1

Answers:

1. Portuguese is spoken by people in Brazil.
2. A new road is been planned by the Government near my house.
3. This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.
4. Guernica was been painted by Picasso at that time.

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. Portuguese is spoken by people in Brazil.

2. A new house is being planned near my house by the Government.

3. This house was built by my grandfather in 1943.

4. Guernica was being painted by Picasso at that time.

Explanation:

✰ To change a sentence from active to passive, the first step is to swap the object with the subject. While doing this, 'by' is added to the subject and the subject is changed into its passive form. For example,

• He ➝ by him

• She ➝ by her

• They ➝ by them

  Then, an auxiliary is added according to the tense of the sentence and the main verb changes to its participle. For example,

• She eats her breakfast.

• Her breakfast is eaten by her.

✰ In Active voice, the subject is carrying out the action, while in Passive voice, the subject goes through the action.