questions for acttive passive voice for class 8
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okay here are some questions for u
Explanation:
Convert into passive voice.
1. Rita said " Is there any test tomorrow?"
2. Mona said " Let's Begain " to Niraj.
3. She said " Please have some cookies ".
4. He said " I'm sorry".
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1. Consider the following sentences :
Lata sings a song.
A song is sung by Lata.
There is practically no difference in the meanings of these two sentences. These are two different ways of presenting the same thing. But in the first sentence the Subject performs the action while in the second sentence, the Subject of the Verb is acted upon. It means that it (the Subject) becomes the object in the second sentence.
Thus, the voice shows whether the Subject of a Verb acts or is acted upon.
Active Voice : When the Subject of a Verb acts, the Verb is said to be in the Active Voice ; as—
I made a mistake.
Passive Voice : When the object of the Active Voice becomes the Subject, the Verb is said to be in the Passive Voice ; as—
A mistake was made by me.
The Subject dominates in Active Voice but the Object dominates in Passive Voice.
Note. It is only the form of the verb in a sentence which shows whether the subject is the doer or the receiver of the action. A sentence in passive voice may or may not have the ‘by’ phrase attached. Thus in the above sentences, ‘A mistake was made’ is a complete sentence.
2. Rules for changing a Verb from the Active Voice into the Passive Voice:
1. The object of the Active Verb is made the Subject of the Passive Verb.
2. The Subject of the Active Verb is made the object of some Preposition (generally ‘by’).
3. The Verb of the Active Voice gets the Past Participle form of the Finite Verb and some form of the verb ‘to be’ [be, is, am. are, has been, was, were, had been, will be, is being etc.) will be used before it in the passive voice.
4. Some vague and indefinite subjects like ‘everyone’, ‘they’, ‘people’, ‘someone’, ‘somebody’, ‘everybody’, ‘anybody’, etc. are dropped if they are the subjects of the active voice. If so, the preposition ‘by’ is also not used.
5. The Tense of the Verb does not change.
Example: He has done his work. (Active)
His work has been done by him. (Passive)
3. The Pronouns [when these act as subject) are changed as given below :
Subject Object
I becomes me
We becomes us
You becomes you
She becomes her
He becomes him
They becomes them
It becomes it
Who becomes whom
4. The following table gives the form of the verb ‘see’ in Passive Voice in the various Tenses :
TENSE CHART [Passive Voice)
Tense Indefinite Continuous Perfect
Present is/am/are + verb in third form
is seen
am seen
are seen is/am/are + being + verb in third form
is being seen
am being seen
are being seen has/have + been + verb in third form
has been seen
have been seen
Past was/were + verb in third form
was seen
were seen was/were + being + verb in third form
was being seen
were being seen had + been + verb in third form
had been seen
Future will/shall + be + verb in third form
will be seen
shall be seen — No change will/shall + have been + verb in third form
will have been seen
shall have been seen
Note. The following four types of sentences cannot be changed into passive voice :
1. Present Perfect Continuous.
2. Past Perfect Continuous.
3. Future Continuous.
4. Future Perfect Continuous.
Exercise 1
(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences putting the Verbs given against them in the appropriate Passive Voice form :
1. She …………. up by her aunt. (bring)
2. Invitation cards …………. to all her friends. (send)
3. You will …………. to the feast. (invite)
4. The result …………. on Monday. (declare)
5. They …………. at the report of the gun. (alarm)
6. We …………. at his failure. (shock)
Answers:
1. was brought
2. have been sent
3. be invited
4. was declared/will be declared
5. were alarmed
6. were shocked
Change the voice of the following sentences :
1. She sings a sweet song.
2. Do you not play hockey ?
3. Does he sell lottery tickets ?
4. I am bending the branch.
5. Is she boiling potatoes ?
6. Are the servants bringing tea ?
Answers:
1. A sweet song is sung by her.
2. Is hockey not played by you ?
3. Are lottery tickets sold by him ?
4. The branch is being bent by me.
5. Are the potatoes being boiled by her ?
6. Is tea being brought by the servants ?
Exercise 2
(Solved)
Rearrange the following into meaningful sentences :
1. this novel / Premchand / was / by / written
2. the brave / admired / everywhere / are
3. a doll / the baby / given / was
4. them / I / known / am / to
5. by / the door / whom / opened / was ?
6. him / a reward / to / given / was
7. one / one’s / keep / should / promise
8. kept / be / should / promise
Answers:
1. This novel was written by Premchand.
2. The brave are admired everywhere.
3. The baby was given a doll.
4. I am known to them.
5. By whom was the door opened ?
6. A reward was given to him.
7. One should keep one’s promise.
8. Promise should be kept.
