determine weather these sentences are active or passive and change to the opposite form as required

1. WE ELECTED BALU CAPTAIN.

2. I SAW HIM OPENING THE BOX.

3. WE MUST LISTEN TO HIS WORDS.

4. SHALL I EVER FORGET THOSE HAPPY DAYS?

5. ONE CANNOT GATHER GRAPES FROM THISTLES.

6. THE TELEGRAPH WIRES HAVE BEEN CUT.

7. ALAS WE SHALL HEAR THE VOICE NO MORE.

8. THE 1998 ASIAN GAMES WERE HELD IN BANKOK ,THAILAND.

10. WITHOUT EFFORT NOTHING CAN BE DONE.

11. DO NOT INSULT THE WEAK.

12. ALL DESIRE WEALTH AND ACQIRE IT.

13. THE INFORMATION IS KEPT ON THE COMPUTER.

14. THE LEGEND TELLS US HOW THE CASTLE RECEIVED ITS NAME.

15. WHY DID HE DEFRAUD YOU OF YOUR EARNINGS?

16. THE PUBLIC WILL HEAR THE ASTRONISHMENT THAT THE WAR WAS IMMINENT.

17. HE MADE HIS WIFE DO THE WORK.

18. THE TEACHER APPOINTED HIM MONITOR.

19. THE DOCTOR DESPAIRED OF HIS RECOVERY.

@MERITNATION EXPERT , PLEASE ANSWER ALL THESE AS ITS VERY IMP. FOR ME.

@Badal, your friend Maryam has given all the correct answers. Here are the rest of the answers:

  • Sentence 8 cannot be changed as it has no transitive verb.

  • Sentence 12: Wealth is desired by all and acquired.

  • Sentence 16: The sentence seems to have a wrong word. Please check and get back to us. Happy to help!

@Maryam, very well done! Keep up the spirit of helping your mates!

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 balu was elected captain.

he was seen opening the box.

his words must be listened to.

shall those happy days ever be forgotten by me ?

grapes cannot be gathered from thistles.

someone has cut the telegraph wires.

alas! the voice will be heard no more.

(i donno this one)

no one can do anything without effort.

the weak should not be insulted.

(i donno this one)

i have kept the information on the computer.

we are told by the legend how the castle received it's name.

why were you defrauded of your earrings.

(i donno this one too)

his wife was made to do the work.

he was appointed monitor by the teacher.

(i donno this one)

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