Qs.3 Rewrite the following sentences into Passive Voice:-
a. I made him polish my shoe.
b. It is time to close the office.
c. I do not understand this question.
d. We are not waiting our time.
e. She will give you a gift.
Answers
a. let my shoes be polished
b.The office should be closed at this time.
c.This question is not understood by me.
d.Our time is not being wasted.
e. A gift was given to me by her
Answers:
a. He was made to polish my shoe by me.
b. It is time for the office to be closed.
c. This question is not understood by me.
d. Our time is not being wasted by us.
e. A gift will be given by her to you.
Voices:
Voices refer to the sentence structure - the way a sentence is written. There are two types of voices:
⇒ Active voice
Active voice is the basic sentence structure used in sentences. In this type of sentences, the verb is expressed as done by the subject. The sentence structure is as follows:
Subject + Verb + Object.
Examples:
1) She is writing a letter.
Here, She is the subject who does the action, is writing is the verb and letter is the object.
2) They read books.
Here, they is the subject who does the action of reading and books is the object.
⇒ Passive voice
Passive voice is a much more complex type of sentence structure. In this type of sentences, the verb is expressed as received by the object. The sentence structure is as follows:
Object + Verb + Subject
Examples:
1) The newspaper is being read by him.
The active voice is : He is reading the newspaper where He is the subject, is reading is the verb and newspaper is the object. In the passive voice, it can be noticed that the object comes first followed by the action and the subject.
2) The towels are washed by us.
The active voice of the sentence is We wash the towels where We is the subject, wash is the verb and towels is the object. In the passive voice, it can be noticed that the object comes first followed by the action and the subject.