Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets.
(a) The police caught the thief. (change to passive voice)
(b) Fruits are sold by Ramu. (change to active voice)
(c) The girl is singing a song. (change to passive voice)
(d) The monkeys were being fed by the children. (change to active voice)
(e) Someone stole the necklace. (change to passive voice)
(f) By whom was the vaccine for rabies invented? (change to active voice)
Answers
Explanation:
Answer:
a. The was caught by the police
b. Ramu sells fruits
c. A song is being sung by the girl
d. The children were feeding the moneys.
e. The necklace was stolen by someone.
f. Who invented the vaccine for rabies?
(a) and (e) The structure of the passive voice,past tense is,
Sub+was/were+v3(past participle)
I/he/she/it-was
We/you/they-were
(b) The structure of the active voice,simple present tense is,sub+v1
(c) he structure of the passive voice,present continuous tense is, sub+am/is/are+being+v3
I-am
He/she/it-is
We/you/they-are
(d) The structure of the passive voice past continuous tense is,sub+was/were+being+v3
(f) The structure of the active voice,simple past tense is,sub+v2
MORE:
*In the active voice the subject is the "doer".
*In the passive voice the subject is the "sufferer".
*While changing a sentence from active to passive voice,we have to add a "be" form verb and the past participle of the main verb should be used in the passive form.