Interchange of Active and Passive Voice Exercises

Exercise 62.

Rewrite the following sentences in the Passive form. (Omit the agent where possible.)

1. Macbeth hoped to succeed Duncan.

2. Who taught you Urdu?

3. They found him guilty of murder.

4. The King immediately gave orders that he should be imprisoned.

5. Somebody has put out the light.

6. They laughed at his warnings and objected to all his proposals.

7. The Swiss regarded him as an impostor and called him a villain.

8. I have kept the money in the safe.

9. He pretended to be a baron.

10. His subordinates accused him of various offences.

11. I saw him opening the box.

12. He ordered the police to pursue the thief.

13. One cannot gather grapes from thistles.

14. You never hear of a happy millionaire.

15. The public will learn with astonishment that war is imminent.

16. Did you never hear that name?

17. The legend tells us how the castle received its name.

18. Do not insult the weak.

19. Why did he defraud you of your earnings.

Exercise 63.

Change the following sentences into the Active form:-

1. The letter was written by the clerk.

2. Without effort nothing can be gamed.

3. “Shakuntala” was written by Kalidas.

4. I was struck by his singular appearance.

5. He was seen by my brother.

6. He was chosen leader.

7. Honey is made by bees.

8. The bird was killed by a cruel boy.

9. The steam-engine was invented by Watt.

10. The mouse was kilted by the cat.

11. The boy was praised by the teacher.

12. The Exhibition was opened by the Prime Minister.

13. By whom was this jug broken?

14. 1 was offered a chair.

15. We shall be blamed by everyone.

16. He will be gladdened by the sight.

17. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

18. My watch has been stolen.

19. A king may be looked at by a cat.

20. The telegraph wires have been cut.

21. Harsh sentences were pronounced on the offenders.

22. This question will be discussed at the meeting tomorrow.

23. Why should I be suspected by you?

24. Stones should not be thrown by those who live in glass houses.

25. He will be greatly surprised if he is chosen.

26. The ship was set on fire and abandoned by the crew.

27. He was arrested on a charge of theft, but for lack of evidence he was released.

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9. Pakistan expected to win the match.

10. The master appointed him monitor.

11. Who taught you such tricks as these?

12. Brutus accused Caesar of ambition.

13. The boy is climbing the cliff.

14. He taught me to read Persian.

15. One expects better behaviour from a college student.

16. They showed a video of The Titanic'.

17. You must endure what you cannot cure.

18. The King reviewed the troops in the maidan.

19. The curator of the museum showed us some ancient coins.

20. They have pulled down the old house.

21. The rules forbid passengers to cross the railway line.

22. He made his wife do the work.

23. Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.

24. All desire wealth and some acquire it.

25. Lincoln emancipated four million African slaves.

26. We expect good news.

27. They propose to build a dam for irrigation purposes.

28. I offered him a chair.

29. The French surrendered Quebec to the English in 1759.

30. He showed me the greatest respect.

31. Alas ! we shall hear his voice no more.

32. Shall I ever forget those happy days ?

33. Do you not understand my meaning ?

34. We must listen to his words.