TRANSFORMATION OF SENTENCES (ACTIVE/PASSIVE)
The Passive Voice of Verbs with two objects (him, a 61. (3) I am surprised. (Passive)
scholarship) is formed by changing either of the two The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)
Objects into the Subject and retaining the other as
62. (1) The snake was killed by the boys with a stick.
the Object. him is the Factitive Object in Active
(Passive)
which is changed to He in Passive.
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
50. (4) I was told by somebody that there had been an
explosion in the Town Hall. (Passive) 63. (3) Let this be done by me. (Passive)
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active) The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)
It is also a Complex Sentence. 64. (2) A fox was caught by the tiger. (Passive)
51. (2) I shall be obliged to go by the circumstances. The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
(Passive) 65. (3) The fire has been lit by someone. (Passive)
The sentence is in Simple Future Tense. (Active) The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)
Circumstances will oblige me to go. 66. (1) Have all the people been affected by the price-
̄ ̄ ̄ rise? (Passive)
Subject Verb Object ® The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)
Active 67. (3) The flowers are picked fresh, every morning by
I Shall be obliged to go by the them. (Passive)
circumstances. The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)
̄ ̄ ̄ 68. (1) He was looked upto by everyone. (Passive)
Subject Verb Object
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
® Passive
look up to somebody means to admire or respect
52. (3) Much time is wasted by us on trifles. (Passive)
somebody.
The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)
69. (2) Let him be told to get out of our house. (Passive)
53. (2) An old shirt was given to the beggar by Mohan.
(Passive) The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active)
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active) If the Active Verb is in the Imperative Mood, the
54. (4) He has been made a king by them. (Passive) word let is placed at the beginning, in the Passive
The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active) Voice.
They have made him a king. Passive of Infinitives is done by retaining to followed
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ by be and the Past Participle form of the Verb.
Subject Verb Object Object ® This sentence can be changed into Passive in anoth-
Active er way also, which is as follows :
He has been made a king by them. l He should be told to go.
̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ 70. (4) Good marks were seldom obtained by those who
Subject Verb Object Object ® worked hard. (Passive)
Passive The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
him is the Factitive Object in Active which is It is also a Complex Sentence.
changed to He in Passive.
71. (2) The money was taken from the customer by the
55. (1) By whom was English taught to you ? (Passive)
accountant. (Passive)
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
The other ways of converting this sentence into
72. (1) He was refused admittance by the peon. (Passive)
Passive are as follows :
l Who were you taught English by ?
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active)
l By whom were you taught English ?
73. (1) The political leaders were being interviewed by
the reporter. (Passive)
56. (2) Why haven’t you been allowed to go ? (Passive)
The sentence is in Past Continuous Tense. (Active)
The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)
The reporter was interviewing the political leaders.
57. (3) It was expected by me that he will give us finan-
cial did. (Passive) ̄ ̄ ̄
The sentence is in Simple Past Tense. (Active) Subject Verb Object® Active
The political leaders were being interviewed by the reporter.
58. (1) Considerable efforts are being made by tobacco
manufactures to gain new clients. (Passive) ̄ ̄ ̄
Subject Verb Object
The sentence is in Present Continous Tense. (Ac-
® Passive
tive)
74. (2) A perfect dam has been built by the beavers across
59. (4) Has all the work been done by somebody ? (Pas-
the stream. (Passive)
sive)
The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)
The sentence is in Present Perfect Tense. (Active)
The beavers have built a perfect dam.
60. (2) Two million deaths are caused annually by cigar-
rette smoking in the industrial states. (Passive) ̄ ̄ ̄
The sentence is in Simple Present Tense. (Active) Subject Verb Object ® Active
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