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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