Class 11 English │ Unit 19 │ Grammar Exercises

 

GRAMMAR


A. Study the following examples.

Active sentences & Passive sentences

Active: They destroyed the building.
Passive: The building was destroyed.


Active: Are they meeting him at the station?
Passive: Is he being met at the station?


Active: She handed me the plate.
Passive: I was handed the plate.

Or, The plate was handed to me.

Active: They agreed to postpone the meeting.
Passive: It was agreed to postpone the meeting.

Active: I don't like people laughing at me.
Passive: I don't like being laughed at.


Active: She likes people taking her photograph.
Passive: She likes having her photograph taken.

Active: Who built the Taj Mahal?
Passive: Who was the Taj Mahal built by?

We use the passive voice to change the focus of the sentence.
My bike was stolen. (passive - focus on my bike)

Someone stole my bike. (active - focus on someone)

B. Complete these sentences using the verbs given in the brackets.

a. Letters........... by the postman every day. (deliver)

: are delivered

b. This bag .................. in the bus yesterday. (find)
: was found

c. The gate. ........... at 7:00 pm every evening. (lock)

: is locked

d. I............. to the party last week. (invite)

: was invited

e. The telephone ................ by Graham Bell. (invent)
: was invented


f. Muna Madan .................... by Devkota. (write)

: was written

g. How much money............. in the robbery? (steal)

: was stolen

h. Do you know cheese ............. from milk? (make)

: is made

i. I was born in Kathmandu, but... in Dhangadhi. (grow)

: was grown



C. Change the following sentences into passive.

a. I didn't fix the problem.

Answer:

Passive: The problem wasn't fixed by me.

b. Police protect the town.

Answer:

Passive: The town was protected by police.

c. John's mother raised him in a small town.

Answer:

Passive: He was raised in a small town by John's mother.

d. Someone painted the building last year.

Answer:

Passive: The building was painted last year.

e. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

Answer

Passive: Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming.

f. Some students study grammar on the Internet.

Answer:

Passive: Grammar is studied on the Internet by some students.

g. Someone had broken the window by 3:00 p.m.

Answer:

Passive: The window had been broken by 3: 00 p.m.

h. A strange man was watching us.
Answer:

Passive: We were being watched by a strange man.

i. Tokyo will hold the Olympics in 2020.

Answer:

Passive: The Olympics will be held in 2020 by Tokyo.

j. We are working on the report right now.

Answer:

Passive: The report is being worked on right now by us.

k. My manager has told him to arrive earlier.

Answer.

Passive: He has been told to arrive earlier by my manager.

1. They could not have made the mistake.

Answer:

Passive: The mistake could not have been made by them.

m. I hope they are going to hire me soon.

Answer:

Passive: I hope I'm going to be hired soon by them.

n. I don't like people staring at me.

Answer:

Passive: I don't like being stared at.

o. She likes people waving at her.
Answer:

Passive: She likes being waved at her.

p. Who told you the story?

Answer:

Passive: By whom were you told the story?

q. Is he repairing the bicycle?

Answer:

Passive: Is the bicycle being repaired by him?







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