EXERCISE 11 (Revision)
Change the voice of the verbs in the following sentences:
EXAMPLE: I had posted the letter before I met him.
(Active)
The letter had been posted (by me) before I met him. (Passive)
1. Shut all the doors.
11. We can do it.
2. My friends will blame me.
12. She has done the work.
3. Who rang the bell?
13. They elected him their leader.
4. We saw you and him.
5. Please enter by this door.
6. We shall finish the task today.
7. Who can help me?
8. Sanjeev will eat an apple.
9. Hari purchased the land.
10. The cat killed the mouse.
14. You can win the prize. 15. There is no time to lose.
16. He turned down my request.
17. We were kept waiting by them.
18. Brutus accused Caesar of ambition.
19. It is time to open the shop.
20. I asked him to come on time.
Solution
- Let the door be shut.
- I will be blamed by my friends.
- By whom is the bell rung?
- You and he were seen by us.
- You are requested to enter by this door.
- The task will be finished by us today.
- By whom can I be helped?
- An apple will be eaten by Sanjeev.
- The land was purchased by Hari.
- The mouse was killed by a cat.
- It can be done by us.
- The work has been done by her.
- He was elected leader by them.
- The prize will be won by you.
- There is no time to be lost.
- My request was turned down by him.
- They were being waited by us.
- Caeser was accused of ambition by Brutus.
- It's time for a shop to be opened.
- He was asked by me to come on time