Question

Q2. Convert the following sentences from Active to Passive Voice:

a) The children lost the ball in the park.

b) The chef opened a new restaurant.  

c) I will meet you later.

d) The snake attacked the mouse in the granary.

e) The government agency will repair the roads in the city.

f) Maddy has forgotten the apples.  

g) The bankers collected money from our office.

h) A thief stole our jewels.

i) They were calling you.

j) The clown showed us an amazing trick.

k) He plays football every day.

l) Is she writing a new novel?

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m) I have not watered the plants today.

n) My mother gave me a ring.

o) She is washing the dishes.​

Answer 1

Required answers:-

a) The children lost the ball in the park.

• Passive voice: The ball was lost by the children in the park.

b) The chef opened a new restaurant.

• Passive voice: A new restaurant was opened by the chef.

c) I will meet you later.

• Passive voice: You will be met by me later.

d) The snake attacked the mouse in the granary.

• Passive voice: The mouse was attacked by the snake in the granary.

e) The government agency will repair the roads in the city.

• Passive voice: The roads will be repaired by the government agency in the city.

f) Maddy has forgotten the apples.

• Passive voice: The apples has been forgotten by Maddy.

g) The bankers collected money from our office.

• Passive voice: Money was collected by the bankers from our office.

h) A thief stole our jewels.

• Passive voice: Our jewels was stolen by a thief.

i) They were calling you.

• Passive voice: You were being called by them.

j) The clown showed us an amazing trick.

• Passive voice: An amazing trick was shown by the clown to us.

k) He plays football everyday.

• Passive voice: Football is played by him everyday.

l) Is she writing a novel?

• Passive voice: Is a novel being written by her?

m) I have not watered the plants today.

• Passive voice: The plants haven't been watered by me today.

n) My mother gave me a ring.

• Passive voice: A ring was given by my mother to me.

o) She is washing the dishes.

• Passive voice: The dishes are being washed by her.$\:$

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Know more !!

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎In English Grammar, there are two types of voices. They are:

1. Active voices
2. Passive voices

↦Active voice: A sentence is said to be in active voice if it's subject performs the action to its object.

• Structure – Subject + Verb + Object
• Example – Am I repairing the car?

↦Passive voice: The sentences where its subject receives the action from the object are said to be in passive voice.

• Structure – Object + Helping verb + Verb 3 + by + Subject
• Example – Is the car being repaired by me?

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