TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)
133. Rosemary was moved to tears (2) A serious forest fire was (2) All other work had stopped
at the sight of the miserable caused by lightning and by us to complete our as-
beggar. many houses are damaged. signment.
(1) The sight of the miserable (3) A serious forest fire had (3) All other work had to be
beggar moved Rosemary to been caused by lightning stopped by us to complete
tears. and many nearby houses our assignment.
(2) The sight of the miserable had been damaged. (4) All other work was stopped
beggar has moved Rosemary (4) A serious forest fire was by us to complete our as-
to tears. caused by lightning and signment.
(3) The sight of the miserable many nearby houses were
144. Gandhiji started the Quit India
beggar moves Rosemary to damaged. Movement in 1942.
tears. 139. Today I accomplished my task (1) The Quit India Movement
(4) The sight of the miserable successfully. was started by Gandhiji in
beggar had moved Rose- (1) Today my task is accom- 1942.
mary to tears. plished successfully. (2) The Quit India Movement
134. Could you pass the salt ? (2) Today my task has been was been started by Gan-
(1) Could the salt been passed ? accomplished successfully. dhiji in 1942.
(2) Could the salt be passed by (3) Today my task accomplished (3) The Quit India Movement
anyone ? successfully. had been started by Gandhiji
(3) Could the salt be past ? (4) Today my task was accom- in 1942.
(4) Could the salt be passed ? plished successfully. (4) The Quit India Movement
135. Don’t subject the animals to cru- 140. Look ! They have painted the started by Gandhiji in 1942.
elty. door. 145. One should avoid honking the
(1) The animals are not to be (1) Look ! The door’s being horn unnecessarily.
subjected to cruelty. painted.
(1) Unnecessary honking of
(2) The animals shall not be (2) Look ! The door had been horn ought to be avoided.
subjected to cruelty. painted.
(3) The animals will not be sub- (2) Unnecessary honking of
(3) Look ! The door has been horn can be avoided.
jected to cruelty. painted.
(4) The animals should not be (3) Unnecessary honking of
(4) Look ! The door was paint-
subjected to cruelty. horn should be avoided.
ed.
136. Who asked you to draft this let- (4) Unnecessary honking of
141. She was advised 15 days’ rest horn must be avoided.
ter ? after her surgery.
(1) By who you are asked to 146. Gagan Narang and Vijay won
(1) The doctor was advised her
draft this letter. bronze medals in the London
15 days’ rest after her sur-
(2) By who have you been Olympics.
gery.
asked to draft this letter. (1) Bronz e medals won by
(2) The doctor has advised her
(3) By whom were you asked to Gagan Narang and Vijay in
15 days’ rest after her sur-
draft this letter ? the London Olympics.
gery.
(4) By whom you were asked to (2) Bronze medals had been
(3) The doctor advised her 15
draft this letter. days’ rest after her surgery. won by Gagan Narang and
137. They created such a fuss over a Vijay in the London Olym-
(4) The doctor had advised her
trivial matter. pics
15 days’ rest after her sur-
(1) Such a fuss is being creat- (3) Bronze medals were won by
gery.
ed over a trivial matter. Gagan Narang and Vijay in
142. When did he return my books? the London Olympics.
(2) Such a fuss was created
(1) When were my books re-
over a trivial matter. (4) Bronze medals have been
turned by him ?
(3) Such a fuss has been creat- won by Gagan Narang and
ed over a trivial matter. (2) When- will my books be re- Vijay in the London Olym-
turned by him ?
(4) By them such a fuss has pics.
been created over a trivial (3) When has he returned my
147. The modern means of commu-
books ?
matter. nication have made life so much
(4) When are my books re-
138. The lightning caused a serious easier.
forest fire and damaged many turned by him ?
(1) Life had been made so much
nearby houses. 143. We had to stop all other work to easier by the modern means
(1) A serious forest fire has complete our assignment. of communication.
been caused by lightning (1) All other work has to be (2) Life is being so much easier
and many nearby houses stopped by us to complete by the modern means of
have been damaged. our assignment. communication.
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