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Gap Filling Exercise JULY 19, 2022 ========================================== Fill in the blanks. 1. We walked ...................... the wood. across through over 2. You will soon have an accident ....................... you go on driving like that. if whether unless 3. They set off ........................ dawn. in at on 4. You .......................... that frock to school. Please select 2 correct answers do not wear are not wearing are not going to wear 5. You ....................... help me. have better better had better 6. Alka spends ............................ her money on cosmetics. half half of Either could be used here 7. He is never late, .............................? is he isn't he doesn't he 8. I had no sooner closed the door ......................... somebody knocked. than when before 9. Hardly had I closed my eyes ............................. I started fantasizing things. when before Either could be used here 10. We will start .............................. James arrives. no sooner hardly when as soon as as long as 11. Look ........................ the mirror before you drive off. in on at 12. Don’t do that again .......................... you will be in trouble. or so if ======================= 🟢Answers🟢 1. Each of them 1. We walked through the wood. 2. You will soon have an accident if you go on driving like that. 3. They set off at dawn. 4. You are not wearing / are not going to wear that frock to school. 5. You had better help me. 6. Alka spends half / half of her money on cosmetics. 7. He is never late, is he? 8. I had no sooner closed the door than somebody knocked. 9. Hardly had I closed my eyes when/before I started fantasizing things. 10. We will start as soon as James arrives. 11. Look in the mirror before you drive off. 12. Don’t do that again or you will be in trouble. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

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Ans. It is time for the clothes to be dried up. 51. Are you solving your paper of English today? Ans. Is your paper of English being solved by you today? 52. The servant opened the door. Ans. The door was opened by the servant. 53. The teacher asked many questions. Ans. Many questions were asked by the teacher. 54. Mother washes our clothes. Ans. Our clothes are washed by mother. 55. The watchman is closing the gate. Ans. The gate is being closed by the watchman. 56. Father will drive the car. Ans. The car will be driven by father. 57. This boy has painted the picture. Ans. The picture has been painted by this boy. 58. The landlord was building a wall. Ans. A wall was being built by the landlord. 59. The policeman had arrested the thief by that time. Ans. The thief had been arrested by the policeman by that time. 60. The cruel master has punished them. Ans. They have been punished by the cruel master. 61. The peon will deliver the letters this evening. Ans. The letters will be delivered by the peon this evening. 62. The waves are tossing about the boat. Ans. The boat is being tossed about by the waves. 63. The teacher is guiding the boys. Ans. The boys are being guided by the teacher. 64. The noise has frightened the horse. Ans. The horse has been frightened by the noise. 65. The heavy rains had destroyed all crops. Ans. All crops had been destroyed by the heavy rains. 66. Sheetal has invited us to dinner tomorrow. Ans. We have been invited to dinner by Sheetal tomorrow. 66. Am I disturbing you? Ans. Are you being disturbed by me? 68. My parents love me. Ans. I am loved by my parents. 69. Do you need money? Ans. Is money needed by you? 70. Who makes these programmes? Ans. By whom are these programmes made? 71. A bus knocked him down. Ans. He was knocked down by a bus. 72. Did the maid break the jug? Ans. Was the jug broken by the maid? 73. How did you catch the thief? Ans. How was the thief caught by you? 74. Will you help me? Ans. Shall I be helped by you? 75. Are they calling me? Ans. Am I being called by them? 76. The policeman is watching us. Ans. We are being watched by the policeman. 77. Why were they beating the boys? Ans. Why were the boys being beaten by them? 78. A young girl was picking flowers. Ans. Flowers were being picked by a young girl. 79. We have won the match. Ans. The match has been won by us. 80. Has she learnt the speech? Ans. Has the speech been learnt by her? 81. We had finished the work before sunset. Ans. The work had been finished by us before sunset. 82. The parrot has learnt many new words. Ans. Many new words have been learnt by the parrot. 83. When does she sing a prayer? Ans. When is a prayer sung by her? 84. I am to visit the Taj Mahal tomorrow. Ans. The Taj Mahal is to be visited by me tomorrow. 85. Do this work carefully. Ans. Let this work be done carefully. 86. The teacher made him stand for an hour. Ans. He was made to stand for an hour by the teacher. 87. Mr Homes refuses the case. Ans. The case is refused by Mr Holmes. 88. Dr Watson invites Sir Henry for dinner. Ans. Sir Henry is invited for dinner by Dr Watson. 89. John beats his wife. Ans. His wife is beaten by John. 90. China helps Shri Lanka financially. Ans. Shri Lanka is helped financially by China. 91. Bina is cleaning the room. Ans. The room is being cleaned by Bina. 92. Alia is not helping Nitu. Ans. Nitu is not being helped by Alia. 93. He is repairing the window. Ans. The window is being repaired by him. 94. Majnubhai is painting an accident scene. Ans. An accident scene is being painted by Majnubhai. 95. Is Mr Bean painting the fence? Ans. Is the fence being painted by Mr Bean? 96. Ranabir has scolded his wife. Ans. His wife has been scolded by Ranabir. 97. The hound did not catch him. Ans. He was not caught by the hound. 98. Did you repair my TV? Ans. Was my TV repaired by you? 99. Did she hurt his feelings? Ans. Were his feelings hurt by her? 100. Didn't you win the prize? Ans. Wasn't the prize won by you? 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Ex. 2 Change the voice: 100 Sentences 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ 1. The Hindus read the Ramayana. Ans. The Ramayana is read by the Hindus. 2. Does Sachin like English movies? Ans. Are English movies liked by Sachin? 3. Have they constructed the bridge? Ans. Has the bridge been constructed by them? 4. Post this letter at once. Ans. Let this letter be posted at once. OR You are ordered to post this letter at once. 5. It is time to say the prayer. Ans. It is time for the prayer to be said. 6. Krishna plays the flute. Ans. The flute is played by Krishna. 7. The news surprised me. Ans. I was surprised by the news. 8. She has promised him a bicycle. Ans. He has been promised a bicycle by her. OR A bicycle has been promised to him by her. 9. Parthiv teaches the 'Bhagvad Gita'. Ans. 'The Bhagvad Gita' is taught by Parthiv. 10. People say that honesty is the best policy. Ans. It is said that honesty is the best policy. 11. Chocolates are liked by children. Ans. Children like chocolates. 12. He was cheated by the people. Ans. People cheated him. 13. That letter has been written by her. Ans. She has written that letter. 14. Sugar is sold by the grocer. Ans. The grocer sells sugar. 15. Students will be helped by the principal. Ans. The principal will help students. 16. Letters were being written by them. Ans. They were writing letters. 17. The book is kept in the bag by her. Ans. She keeps the book in her bag. 18. I shall write a love story. Ans. A love story will be written by me. 19. Meena is washing her clothes. Ans. Meena's clothes are being washed by her. 20. The police caught the thief. Ans. The thief was caught by the police. 21. Does Leena sing a song? Ans. Is a song sung by Leena? 22. Birds build nests. Ans. Nests are built by birds. 23. She completed the journal. Ans. The journal was completed by her. 24. All trust an honest man. Ans. An honest man is trusted by all. 25. He cut it. Ans. It was cut by him. 26. He gives me ten rupees a day. Ans. I am given ten rupees a day by him. OR Ten rupees are given to me a day by him. 27. Who broke this glass? Ans. By whom was this glass broken? 28. A poor boy was given a piece of bread? Ans. They gave a poor boy a piece of bread. 29. Please, get down from the bus. Ans. You are requested to get down from the bus. 30. Urvi has done her work sincerely. Ans. Urvi's work has been done sincerely by her. 31. Do you know Mr Shah? Ans. Is Mr Shah known to you? 32. A frog never drinks water. Ans. Water is never drunk by a frog. 33. Our nation is built by great people. Ans. Great people build our nation. 34. I want to take breakfast. Ans. I want breakfast to be taken. 35. The tea pot contains tea. Ans. Tea is contained in the tea pot. 36. It is believed that the earth is round. Ans. People believe that the earth is round. 37. The principal has promised us a holiday. Ans. A holiday has been promised to us by the principal. OR We have been promised a holiday by the principal. 38. They have offered me a job at the bank. Ans. I have been offered a job at the bank by them. OR A job has been offered to me at the bank by them. 39. No one had ever dreamt of such a tragedy. Ans. Such a tragedy had never been dreamt of by any one. 40. His words can't be depended upon. Ans. We can't depend upon his words. 41. Where did you find the purse? Ans. Where was the purse found by you? 42. I saw him opening the box. Ans. He was seen opening the box by me. 43. Let these men be released. Ans. Release these men. 44. Finish this job in a week's time. Ans. Let this job be finished in a week's time. 45. It is known that he is innocent. Ans. All know that he is innocent. 46. I want him to do this work. Ans. I want this work to be done by him. 47. Please do not create a nuisance here. Ans. You are requested not to create a nuisance here. 48. Having closed the shop, the shopkeeper went home. Ans. The shop having been closed, the shopkeeper went home. 49. Do the scientists understand everything about life? Ans. Is everything about life understood by the scientists? 50. It is time to dry up the clothes.

76. The bottle of aerated drinks should not be shaken. Ans. We should not shake the bottle of aerated drinks. 77. The class were split up into groups of five. Ans. They split up the class into groups of five. 78. The jewellery was stolen. Ans. Someone stole the jewellery. 79. The paper was stuck on the window. Ans. Someone stuck the paper on the window. 80. The plaster was being torn down off the wall when we arrived. Ans. They were tearing down the plaster off the wall when we arrived. 81. Too much money is being spent on the army by Russia. Ans. Russia is spending too much money on the army. 82. We were held up in the traffic. Ans. Something held up us in the traffic. 83. This song has been known for years. Ans. We have known this song for years. 84. The tables were laid. Ans. They laid the tables. 85. Children must be left to do what they want to. Ans. We must leave children to do what they want to. 86. The books were laid on the table. Ans. We laid the books on the table. 87. They put out all the candles that had been lit. Ans. All the candles that they had lit were put out. 88. The passport is an important document. It must not be lost. Ans. The passport is an important document. We must not lose it. 89. A decision must be made today. Ans. We must make a decision today. 90. I had at least that much money that the bills could be paid. Ans. I had at least that much money that I could pay the bills. 91. The message has been read out loud. Ans. They have read out the message loud. 92. The bells would be rung if they could. Ans. They would ring the bells if they could. 93. The old dog was run over by a lorry. Ans. A lorry ran over the old dog. 94. It is said to be important. Ans. People say it to be important. 95. Some products can hardly be sold. Ans. They can hardly sell some products. 96. Rest assure. Your parcel will be sent today. Ans. Rest assure. We will send your parcel today. 97. All the clocks were set forward. Ans. They set forward all the clocks. 98. This dress has been chosen for Neha's wedding. Ans. They have chosen this dress for Neha's wedding. 99. The cover of the car was blown away by the wind. Ans. The wind blew away the cover of the car. 100. The matter decided in the meeting could not be kept secret. Ans. They could not keep the matter decided in the meeting secret. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

41. Nothing can be held against me. Ans. You cannot hold anything against me. 42. My bank loan will be paid off in five years. Ans. I shall pay off my bank loan in five years. 43. A proposal was put forward for discussion. Ans. They put forward a proposal for discussion. 44. A story of fake encounter of the terrorist will be made up. Ans. They will make up a story of fake encounter of the terrorist. 45. As many as 1000 employees were kicked out. Ans. The company kicked out as many as 1000 employees. 46. A plan to stop drug trafficking had been drawn up before they started the campaign. Ans. They had drawn up a plan to stop drug trafficking before they started the campaign. 47. A ten year old school boy was run over by a bus as he was crossing the road. Ans. A bus ran over a ten year old school boy as he was crossing the road. 48. His confidence will be built up by this bright result. Ans. This bright result will build up his confidence. 49. My friends have been done in by all that exercise. Ans. All that exercise has done in my friends. 50. I am being caught up by the other students of English. Ans. The other students of English are catching up me. 51. Many faults can be found with him. Ans. She can find many faults with him. 52. More and more farmland is being eaten up. Ans. They are eating up more and more farmland. 53. Most of the land in the area has been bought up by property developers. Ans. Property developers have bought up most of the land in the area. 54. One of the other prisoners was beaten up. Ans. They beat up one of the other prisoners. 55. Farsaan has been cut out from my diet. Ans. I have cut out Farsaan from my diet. 56. Jesica is being brought up in a friendly atmosphere. Ans. They are bringing up Jesica in a friendly atmosphere. 57. Rina's engagement was broken off just two days before the wedding. Ans. Rina broke off her engagement just two days before the wedding. 58. The national library had been blown up by the terrorists. Ans. The terrorists had blown up the national library. 59. Various political parties will be called on to stop fighting. Ans. They will call on various political parties to stop fighting. 60. The road outside my house is being dug up by RMC. Ans. RMC is digging up the road outside my house. 61. The central government could be brought down by this scandal. Ans. This scandal could bring down the central government. 62. Unemployment must be dealt with by the government. Ans. The government must deal with unemployment. 63. A good film was shown in the cinema yesterday. Ans. They showed a good film in the cinema yesterday. 64. Are you sure the door has been shut? Ans. Are you sure you have shut the door? 65. Such types of things must not be thrown out in the waste. Ans. We must not throw out such types of things in the waste. 66. Chinese is going to be taught in this college. Ans. They are going to teach Chinese in this college. 67. Everything is being swept diligently. Ans. They are sweeping everything diligently. 68. An army man was shot in crossfire. Ans. They shot an army man in crossfire. 69. His English can easily be understood. Ans. We can easily understand his English. 70. His mother had not been told about the accident before you mentioned it. Ans. We had not told his mother about the accident before you mentioned it. 71. Shailesh was woken up by the alarm clock at 6 o'clock. Ans. The alarm clock woke up Shailesh at 6 o'clock. 72. Many well-known songs are being sung at this competition. Ans. They are singing many well-known songs at this competition. 73. Mr Kotak was sworn in as the mayor. Ans. They swore in Mr Kotak as the mayor. 74. Nothing more can be written about my love for you, my love. Ans. I can write nothing more about my love for you, my love. 75. Our cars were not taken by traffic police. Ans. Traffic police did not take our cars.

Ex. 1 Change the voice: 100 Sentences 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ 1. The sweet dish was not eaten. Ans. She did not eat the sweet dish. 2. This car is driven with a robot. Ans. A robot drives this car. 3. All the bottles of cold-drinks have been drunk. Ans. They have drunk all the bottles of cold-drinks. 4. A rat can be drawn easily. Ans. We can draw a rat easily. 5. Roma's homework is never done in time. Ans. Roma never does her homework in time. 6. A big tunnel was being dug in the field. Ans. They were digging a big tunnel in the field. 7. In the days of monsoon, tall trees in our city are being cut down. Ans. In the days of monsoon, they are cutting down tall trees. 8. Some of the chain-snatchers have been caught by the police. Ans. The police have caught some of the chain-snatchers. 9. All the listed goods have been bought. Ans. I have bought all the listed goods. 10. The house next to mine was being rebuilt. Ans. They were rebuilding the house next to mine. 11. This program is being broadcast all over the world. Ans. They are broadcasting this programme all over the world. 12. The window has been broken. Ans. Someone has broken the window. 13. Megha was bitten by a dog yesterday. Ans. A dog bit Megha yesterday. 14. He was beaten up last week. Ans. They beat up him last week. 15. Politics is not taught in our college. Ans. We do not teach Politics in our college. 16. 'King Lear' was written by Shakespeare. Ans. Shakespeare wrote 'King Lear'. 17. Everything that had been overheard by you was not truth. Ans. Everything that you had overheard was not truth. 18. Everything is going to be forgotten soon after they depart. Ans. We are going to forget everything soon after they depart. 19. Bhikhu has not been given the money. Ans. They have not given the money to Bhikhu. 20. This secret had not been known for years. Ans. We had not known this secret for years. 21. It is said that learning English is easy. Ans. People say that learning English is easy. 22. Jiya and Lara were not misled. Ans. They did not mislead Jiya and Lara. 23. Our horses are well fed. Ans. We feed our horses well. 24. Rohit and Mohit were hurt in an accident. Ans. Someone hurt Rohit and Mohit in an accident. 25. The battles for liberation had been fought. Ans. They had fought the battles for liberation. 26. The best solution of this problem will be found as soon as possible. Ans. We will find the best solution of this problem as soon as possible. 27. Mr Patel has not been given any instruction. Ans. They have not given any instruction to Mr Patel. 28. The painting of M.F. Husain is being sent to a famous museum. Ans. They are sending the painting of M.F. Husain to a famous museum. 29. The stolen bike was left in the ditch. Ans. Someone left the stolen bike in the ditch. 30. The treasure must have been hidden. Ans. They must have hidden the treasure. 31. What you have done to me cannot be forgiven. Ans. I cannot forget what you have done to me. 32. Thirty more people were laid off last week. Ans. The company laid off thirty more people last week. 33. The protesters at Ramlila Maidan were being held back by the police. Ans. The police were holding back the protesters at Ramlila Maidan. 34. The old theatre is being pulled down. Ans. They are pulling down the old theatre. 35. The keys must have been left behind. Ans. I must have left the keys behind. 36. The criminal was locked up. Ans. They locked up the criminal. 37. The candle was blown out by the wind. Ans. The wind blew out the candle. 38. Whatever happened with Mrs Tendulkar has never been heard of. Ans. We have never heard of whatever happened with Mrs Tendulkar. 39. Miss Basu was let off with a fine. Ans. They let off Miss Basu with a fine. 40. The poor old man was knocked down by a bus. Ans. A bus knocked down the poor old man.

Conjunctions Exercise JULY 2, 2022 ============================= Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction. 1. ……………………. you accept me for who I am or you leave me alone. If Either Neither 2. She must be taken to the hospital immediately …………………….. she will die. and or as 3. ……………………….. she doesn’t receive emergency healthcare, she will die. If Until Unless 4. I can’t walk ………………………….. I have broken my leg. for because Either could be used here 5. ……………………….. you drive carefully, accidents can still happen. Even if Even though If 6. I don’t know ………………………….. he will recognize me. whether unless weather that 7. I fed the kitten ………………………… he wouldn’t starve. so that so as to such that 8. You can stay with me ……………………………… you don’t give me trouble. Please select 2 correct answers provided that in order that so that on condition that 9. They rushed out …………………………… the alarm went off. as soon as no sooner hardly when 10. ……………………………… had I sat down to rest, than the door bell rang. Hardly No sooner Scarcely 11. ………………………… the watch was expensive, I bought it. Please select 2 correct answers Even if Even though Though 12. …………………………. she is rich and famous, she doesn’t want to keep her old friends. That Now that If 13. He speaks .......................... he is a genius. Please select 2 correct answers as if though as though 14. .................... I become a millionaire, I will always be a socialist. If though Even if 15. ...................... breaking his arm, he hurt his leg. Even if Now that As well as ===================== 🟢Answers🟢 1. Either you accept me for who I am or you leave me alone. 2. She must be taken to the hospital immediately or she will die. 3. If she doesn’t receive emergency healthcare, she will die. 4. I can’t walk for I have broken my leg. 5. Even if you drive carefully, accidents can still happen. 6. I don’t know whether he would recognize me. 7. I fed the kitten so that he wouldn’t starve. 8. You can stay with me provided that / on condition that you don’t give me trouble. 9. They rushed out as soon as the alarm went off. 10. No sooner had I sat down to rest, than the door bell rang. 11. Even though / Though the watch was expensive, I bought it. 12. Now that she is rich and famous, she doesn’t want to keep her old friends. 13. He speaks as if / as though he is a genius. 14. Even if I become a millionaire, I will always be a socialist. 15. As well as breaking his arm, he hurt his leg. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

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Passive Voice Exercise -- 101 ==================================== 👉🏻 Change the following sentences from the Active voice to the passive voice. 1. The boy killed the spider. 2. The woodcutter felled the trees. 3. Columbus discovered America. 4. The master praised the boy. 5. The police arrested the thief. 6. The boys were making kites. 7. He has written a novel. 8. We will conquer the enemy. 9. The hunter shot the tiger. 10. Your manners irritate me. 11. He made a very remarkable discovery. 12. Everybody loves him. 13. My cousin has drawn a beautiful picture. 14. Somebody has put out the light. 15. Somebody has picked my pocket. =========================== 🟢Answers🟢 1. The spider was killed by the boy. 2. The trees were felled by the wood cutter. 3. America was discovered by Columbus. 4. The boy was praised by the master. 5. The thief was arrested by the police. 6. Kites were being made by the boys. 7. A novel has been written by him. 8. The enemy will be conquered by us. 9. The tiger was shot by the hunter. 10. I am irritated by your manners. 11. A very remarkable discovery was made by him. 12. He is loved by everybody. 13. A beautiful picture has been drawn by my cousin. 14. The light has been put out by somebody. 15. My pocket has been picked by somebody. ===================================================== SV RAMANUJ

Active And Passive Voice --- 9 ====================================== Change into passive. 1. They printed these books. These books ………………….. by them. are printed have been printed were printed 2. Clean the room. Let the room ……………………. cleaned be cleaned is cleaned 3. The teacher reprimanded the boy. The boy …………………….. by the teacher. reprimanded was reprimanded has reprimanded 4. They will announce the results in the afternoon. Results ……………………….. in the afternoon. will announced are announced will be announced 5. Everybody hates him. He …………………….. by everybody. hates is hating is hated 6. The monkey is eating a banana. A banana …………………….. by the monkey. is eaten is being eaten was being eaten 7. The government will build a bridge. A bridge …………………….. by the government. will be build will be built will be building 8. She gave me a book. I …………………… a book by her. gave was given have given 9. She cheated him. He ……………………. by her. was cheated has cheated had cheated 10. I have sent the parcel. The parcel ………………………….. by me. has sent has been sent have been sent 11. He has composed a song. A song ………………………. by him. is composed has been composed is being composed 12. The teacher asked him to get out. He ………………………. by the teacher to get out. was asked has asked has been asked =========================== 🟢Answers🟢 1. They printed these books. These books were printed by them. 2. Clean the room. Let the room be cleaned. 3. The teacher reprimanded the boy. The boy was reprimanded by the teacher. 4. They will announce the results in the afternoon. Results will be announced in the afternoon. 5. Everybody hates him. He is hated by everybody. 6. The monkey is eating a banana. A banana is being eaten by the monkey. 7. The government will build a bridge. A bridge will be built by the government. 8. She gave me a book. I was given a book by her. 9. She cheated him. He was cheated by her. 10. I have sent the parcel. The parcel has been sent by me. 11. He has composed a song. A song has been composed by him. 12. The teacher asked him to get out. He was asked by the teacher to get out. =========================== SV RAMANUJ

Active and passive voice exercise --- 77 ========================================= This grammar exercise tests your ability to use active and passive voices correctly. 1. The mall ................................... by the police on the orders of the mayor. closed had closed was closed have closed 2. She ................................. as an expert on parenting. regards is regarded is regarding 3. This book ................................. your life. will change change have changed 4. The furniture ............................... up for firewood. broke has broken was broken 5. French .......................... in France and several other countries in Europe. speak speaks is spoken has spoken 6. The roof .................................. by a friend of mine. is repairing is being repaired has repaired 7. Small babies need to ........................................ take care of be taken care of taken care of 8. Too many books ................................. about the World Wars. have been written have written have been writing 9. Before going to bed, she ................................. her books neatly on the table. arrange arranges is arranged 10. I have already .................................. his photo to the policeman. shown been shown being shown 11. The curator ................................ us a collection of old manuscripts. Please select 2 correct answers was shown showed has shown 12. Who ................................ my portrait? is being painted is being painting is painting =================== 🟢Answers🟢 1. The mall was closed by the police on the orders of the mayor. 2. She is regarded as an expert on parenting. 3. This book will change your life. 4. The furniture was broken up for firewood. 5. French is spoken in France and several other countries in Europe. 6. The roof is being repaired by a friend of mine. 7. Small babies need to be taken care of. 8. Too many books have been written about the World Wars. 9. Before going to bed, she arranges her books neatly on the table. 10. I have already shown his photo to the policeman. 11. The curator showed / has shown us a collection of old manuscripts. 12. Who is painting my portrait? =========================== SV RAMANUJ

Passive Voice Exercise --- 43 =============================== Change into passive. 1. People celebrate Independence Day with great enthusiasm. Independence Day ……………………….. with great enthusiasm. celebrated was celebrated is celebrated 2. The boy caught a big fish. A big fish ………………………….. by the boy. caught was caught has caught 3. They offered him a good job. He …………………………. a good job. had offered was offered has offered 4. We must help the poor. The poor ………………………….. by us. must help be helped must be helped 5. The headmaster will hoist the flag. The flag ……………………….. by the headmaster. will hoist will be hoisted would hoist 6. They have not yet announced the results. The results ………………………… announced by them. had not yet have not yet been had not being 7. A hundred years ago, they ……………………. two battles here. Two battles ………………………… here a hundred years ago. were fighting were fought are fought 8. People will forget the scandal in a few years. In a few years the scandal ……………………… by the people. will forgot will be forgotten would be forgotten 9. The carpenter is making a table. A table ……………………….. by the carpenter. is made is been made is being made 10. They will laugh at you. You ………………………….. at by them. will be laugh will be laughed would be laughed 11. They might dismiss him. He …………………………… by them. might dismissed might be dismissing might be dismissed 12. Who broke the window? By whom ……………………………..? the window was broken was the window broken is the window broken 🟢Answers🟢 ==================== 1. People celebrate Independence Day with great enthusiasm. Independence Day is celebrated with great enthusiasm. 2. The boy caught a big fish. A big fish was caught by the boy. 3. They offered him a good job. He was offered a good job. 4. We must help the poor. The poor must be helped by us. 5. The headmaster will hoist the flag. The flag will be hoisted by the headmaster. 6. They have not yet announced the results. The results have not yet been announced by them. 7. A hundred years ago, they fought two battles here. Two battles were fought here a hundred years ago. 8. People will forget the scandal in a few years. In a few years the scandal will be forgotten by the people. 9. The carpenter is making a table. A table is being made by the carpenter. 10. They will laugh at you. You will be laughed at by them. 11. They might dismiss him. He might be dismissed by them. 12. Who broke the window? By whom was the window broken? 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Active And Passive Voice Exercise --- 51 ========================================= Sentences are given in the passive voice. Change them into active voice by supplying suitable verbs. 1. They have been informed by us. We …………………………… them. are informed have informed informed 2. The milk was drunk by the cat. The cat …………………………. the milk. has drunk drank drunk 3. The missing child has been found. They ………………………….. the missing child. found has found have found 4. The injured were taken to hospital. They …………………………… the injured to hospital. took have taken had taken 5. The winners were praised by all. All people ………………………………. the winners. have praised praised are praising 6. The hall is being decorated. They ……………………………… the hall. decorating are decorating have decorated 7. The man was bitten by the dog. The dog ……………………….. the man. bitten has bitten bit 8. A large house is owned by her. She ……………………………. a large house. owns is owning has owned 9. A laptop was bought by her. She ………………………….. a laptop. bought has bought had bought 10. The match will be won by us. We …………………………….. the match. will be winning will win would win 11. The house is being built. They ……………………………. the house. building are building are being built 12. It is being investigated. We …………………………………. it. are investigating are investigated investigated 🟢Answers🟢 ==================== 1. They have been informed by us. We have informed them. 2. The milk was drunk by the cat. The cat drank the milk. 3. The missing child has been found. They have found the missing child. 4. The injured were taken to hospital. They took the injured to hospital. 5. The winners were praised by all. All people praised the winners. 6. The hall is being decorated. They are decorating the hall. 7. The man was bitten by the dog. The dog bit the man. 8. A large house is owned by her. She owns a large house. 9. A laptop was bought by her. She bought a laptop. 10. The match will be won by us. We will win the match. 11. The house is being built. They are building the house. 12. It is being investigated. We are investigating it. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Passive voice exercise --- 17 ================================= Sentences expressing request, advice, suggestion, prohibition etc., are called imperative sentences. When we change these sentences into the passive, we use reporting verbs like request, advice, suggest, prohibit, order etc. 🟡Exercise🟡 ================ Change the following active sentences into passive. 1. Please lend me ten pounds. 2. Kindly do this work. 3. Fetch me a glass of water. 4. Work hard to pass your examination. 5. Do not write on the wall. 6. Do it at once. 7. Let us go for a walk. 8. Let me do it. 9. You ought to respect your elders. 10. You should learn your lesson. 🟢Answers🟢 ================ 1. You are requested to lend me ten pounds. 2. You are requested to do this work. 3. You are ordered / requested to fetch me a glass of water. 4. You are advised to work hard to pass your examination. 5. You are forbidden to write on the wall. 6. Let it be done at once. 7. It is suggested that we should go for a walk. 8. Let it be done by me. 9. Your elders ought to be respected by you. 10. Your lesson should be learnt by you. 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 SV RAMANUJ

Change the voice: Ex. 2 1. The doctor will ask us many questions. Ans. We will be asked many questions by the doctor. OR Ans. Many questions will be asked to us by the doctor. 2. It was noticed that the attendance in the school was picking up. Ans. We notice that the attendance in the school was picking up 3. We can repair this toaster easily. Ans. This toaster can be repaired easily by us. 4. A book on naturopathy is being published by the Ayurveda College. Ans. The Ayurveda College is publishing a book on naturopathy. 5. The people in the auditorium saw a man running up to the stage. Ans. A man was seen running up to the stage by the people in the auditorium. 6. The dogs have not been fed today. Ans. They have not fed the dogs today. 7. Everybody praises Timothy's illustrations. Ans. Timothy's illustrations are praised by everybody. 8. The antique was stolen. Ans. Someone stole the antique. 9. Can Bipin set up a meeting for us with the director? Ans. Can a meeting for us be set up with the director by Bipin? 10. Women are still denied the right to vote in some parts of the world. Ans. Government still denies women the right to vote in some parts of the world. ======================== SV RAMANUJ