IV .Rewrite the following changing the active sentences to passive and passive
sentences to active.
1. The thieves have been arrested by the police.
2. The marvelous performance delivered by the children enthralled us.
3. He has been invited to their party.
4. We have shipped your order.
5. The girl recited the poem beautifully.
6. The guests enjoyed the party.
7. The child impressed everyone with his polite manners.
8. A girl from Chennai won the first prize.
9. The readers like the latest book of the writer.
10. They are painting the walls.
11 The car has been fixed by the mechanic.
12. She accepted their invitation with pleasure.
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
The police have arrested the thieves.
We were enthralled by the marvellous performance delivered by the children.
They have invited him to the party.
Your order has been shipped.
The poem has been recited beautifully by the girl.
The party was enjoyed by the guests.
Everyone was impressed by the child’s polite manners
The following active sentences are changed to passive and passive sentences to active and rewritten below:
1. The police has arrested the thieves.
2. The children enthralled us with the marvellous performance.
3. They have invited him to their party.
4. Your order has been shipped by us.
5. The poem was beautifully recited by the girl.
6. The party was enjoyed by the guests.
7. Everyone was impressed by the polite manners of the child.
8. The first prize was won by a girl from Chennai.
9. The latest book of the writer is liked by the readers.
10. The walls are being painted by them.
11. The mechanic has fixed the car.
12. Their invitation was accepted by her with pleasure.
Active and passive voice:
- In the active voice, the emphasis is on the doer of the verb, i.e. the subject.
- While in passive voice, the emphasis is laid on the verb or the object, i.e. on the action or the recipient of the action.
- Active voice represents clarity and firmness in the speech.
- Having said that, passive voice is useful when the central idea of the context is focused on the object or the action described.