Voice change -1 .The old man ordered only a small bowl of noodles.
2.This mat feels rough.
3.Shut the door.
4.We wrote elearly on the wall that we want freedom.
Answers
Active Voice refers to a sentence in which the subject is performing the action.
Passive Voice refers to a sentence in which the subject undergoes the action. In other words, it is writing the sentence in reverse order.
Example: Turn on the lights. (Active)
Let the lights be turned on. (Passive)
NOTE: Sentences that convey habitual actions cannot be changed to passive mode.
1. The old man ordered only a small bowl of noodles. (Active)
- Only a small bowl of noodles was ordered by the old man. (Passive)
2. This mat feels rough.
- This sentence cannot be changed into passive voice as it has an intransitive verb.
3. Shut the door. (Active)
- Let the door be shut. (Passive)
4. We wrote clearly on the wall that we want freedom. (Active)
- It was written clearly on the wall by us that we wanted freedom. (Passive)
Answer:
(1) Only a small bowl of noodles was ordered by the old man.
(2) It can't be changed.
(4) Let the door be shut.
(5) It was written clearly on the wall by us that we wanted freedom.
Additional information:
Examples of active and passive voice:
Active voice:
What do you need?
Passive voice:
What is needed by you?
Active voice:
How much money do you save in a year?
Passive voice:
How much money is saved in a year by you?
Rules for changing active to passive voice:
➡ Converting active to passive voice the tense should be changed.
➡ We can't change future continues tenses to passive voice.
Example:
Works ↔ Worked
Plays ↔ Played
Cause ↔ Caused
Save ↔ Saved
Give ↔ Given
Leave ↔ Left