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    Chapter-11 VOICES Vero 97 me 6a frat ar were & fi ea aA we acer tame © @ AE we dart Voice wee Hh $3-( John writes a leer (38 aeT Soo Fe f fe AF (Subjecs) Toha’ ag am ro fy ‘re, (i) A letter is written by fohn, {ga ares & yor wera & Ae wet (Subject) “A leter we ee aie or ty KINDS OF VOICES Voice ger we 8 at waz & 1. ACTIVE VOICE 2. PASSIVE VOICE (A) Active Voice—vero a ag sa Fra’ Fat (Subject) Arena ee go ©) She helped me. (i) They ald al the work. ) Passive Voice—Verb 5 ae KY FEHB aT (Object) GH Passive = Subject & wi ere wath; FR @) The letter was posted. (i) The thief was arrested, NOTE—Voice a we att 3H # fF MID-VOICE 7 QUASI-PASSIVE er srar $1 £8 Voice ata ue # fe ‘ere Fg Active Pry ant # Passive Br ty $B @) Sugar tastes sweet = Sugar is sweet when it is tasted.) (ii) Wood feets har. ‘Wood is hard when itis felt.) Active & Passive wart & ferg General Rules : Avtive ® Object # Passive 9 Subject rH aTar 1 Gi) Active Subject Passive #4 Object Tar sTar #1 ly Passive ¥ = Subject oxgare were fer ar ete far orar $1 af =e SEIT feat To be AE Bt eT ‘ware fra ogg To be a Ge Be aA are stat Gv) To be wre V4 a rr Prat rar ©) Passive # 93 Object ® Ee Prepositon “by" = att fra arat 81 TH (oy + Object) W (by + Agent) % aE Bot Sr aa &, St ye BTS YATE (optional) #1 ‘er Frat a wr @) Sita invited Mira. [Active] Mira was invited by Sita. [Passive] (i) Mohan has beaten Radha. |Active} Radha has been beaten by Mohan, A. TENSE & VOICE Active Voice % Tense 12 © & Taf Passive Voice ¥ wr oa we Ht Note : (fra st Perfect Continuous Ter Future Imperiect ‘Tense Passive = BMT Bh 1, PRESENT INDEFINITE Active : [S+viv5+0) Passive 81 + isfare/am + V3 + (by + Age | ‘ (wet S! = Passive @r Subject 34 (by + Agent) optional BI ae Active + She calls you, Tr. OS s ve oO Passive : You are called by hex “TOT et TT sare V3 by Agent. ware, Active : Jobn loves Mary Passive : Mary is loved by John. 2, PRESENT IMPERFECT ET} Active : [$+ is/are/am + VGng) + 0) Passive: [$1 + ilare/am + being + V7 + (by + Agen] a fn Active: Mohini Sis Ving) 0 Asong ig. being sig by Mohini rrp S's being sng by Agent we vor, Active : They are playig cricket. Pasive: Cricket is being played by them. 2. PRESENT PERFECT Active :|S+hashhave + V> +0) Passive : [81+ has/have + been + V5 + (by + Agent) a ‘Active: Meena has bought acar Pe Ss has oO Passive: Acar has been bousht. by Meena St eee S' has been Vv? by Agent A Mirror of Common Errors 95 awe, a Active : You have cheated Sohan. Active = e it e £ Prstv : Sohan has been ceated by You rau NOTE-Preent Pafoe Continsous=No Passive, aie fa ee 8 PAST INDEFINITE yepeee peive -[S+¥F+0 st wi & Y by Agent Passive : |S! + waslwere + V°+ (by-+ Agent) Wi Er Bes detive |The COM wl adres th esting : Pascive : The meeting wil be addressed by he CM NOTE Future Imfest—No Passive, : 3 & FUTURE PERFECT Passive: Thematch was won by India cine [5 +sallvil shaves V0] me py ft a = s! was VP by Agent. Active: India yon, the match, = stv have + been + V+ y+ Agent) we oa AN 2X ill hi ‘bought Active He od the house, chem a “ se Passive: The house was sold by bis, fon tee PAST IMPERFECT “eau ba bap mgt Actve: [SF waver V Ung) +0] eT ne * Same sen Wty Ace Passive: |S! + was/were + being + V° + (by + Agent) Be RR, sO ‘atv: Son wil have finished the work samslge we seachir Jyoti. Passive : The work will have been finished by Soni. Paste: tae el Hoe Aaive :[Semorievero Si wes being V2 by Agent Passive :| S!+ modal + be + V°+ (by + Agent) wa TK, Re ‘atv Moni was making «doll eve: Yoo eqn she inten Pasive A doll was being made by Mon vt Tt S_ mold V PAST PERFECT pase Them san be shed Active #[S+ had rV540 Tespoblem gpa i yee PY fa. wee Ament)! st can & Se by Agent Passive: $1 had + been + + y= Agent) a Ess . Active: Imus dit Raive: He bad phoned. es fee: He yd aa Pasie: ume dey ne Stud NOTE_com, could, may. might, shall, should will Pasive:She ad been, phoned by. in woul mt ought fa used To, need ot, dae ot Modal q TTT rs Auxiliary Verbs #1 St had been VS by Agent C.& OBJECTS =1& VERBS #1 PASSIVE— et wee, FET Verde # Ht a Objects & THA #; BB Active : Dinesh had killed a snake. {i) He gave me some money. Passive: A snake had been killed by Dinesh. Gi) You presented her a ring. NOTE Past Perfect Continous—No Passive, are HA Objects #1 BS — . FUTURB INDEFINITE: — gave me some money resend et arias: Indirect Direct Object Object Active : [S++ shall/will + V" + 0) So shalit Passive :/S¥ + shall/wil + be + V5 + (by + Agent.) 96 A Mirror of Common Errors NOTE—{a) W Verbs UH Object BF #, % Mono- ‘Transitive Verbs Fame t; t3— (They betrrved you aT Verb Object Btono-Te] i) Dipusdmizes you iad Verb Object [Mono-Tr (0) Verbs ZF Objects SF #, % Di-Transitive Verbs BET You pugented pe azalden wach Vero oie Object (Die) ndizect) Direc 1 offered him TT Vero Object Object (Di) direct) ire) ‘em Ta fe Be fet Verb a seit Di-Transitive % #7 FB HF S Objects Bt & Ser PS suger edt F fear nar ti Gr Objects % sh ey wat Faw sae What & question WY WE Frere # TE Direct Object ste St 3 FREE FR ‘Whom’ % question = Se See S have to V! ° A Mirror of Common Errors 9 by Agent vam, (@) Active: You have to choose a bride. Passive: A bride has to be chosen by you. (H) PASSIVE OF STATVE VERBS, etc. 5 BH Verbs St action 7 APH state of mind ™ feeling wat &, ah are by vee ot Sax TIRE (appropriate) Prepositions 8 8; $2— (@ Active: Tknow him, Passive: He is known to me. Gi) Active: ‘The news surprised me. Passive: I was surprised at the news, FO BB Verbs Tar Sa wea wat H sve Prepositions ae known to, suprised at, amazed at, astonished at, stared at, yered al, annoyed with somebody, annoyed at something, contsined Ja, embodied in, included in, crammed with, decorated with, filled with, ornamented with thronged with, tired of Ba (i) Active: You annoyed me. Passive :I was annoyed with you. ( by you) (i) Active: Your behaviour annoyed me. Passive :T was annoyed at your behaviour. GFF by your behaviour) aerdtaor 2 weet 3 we AGet BATE Prepositions cg Ta hry we ste Problems FRB Ie Bl () PASSIVE OF VERB + PREPOSITION + OBJECT Fe UE Verbs ST anh TE G Proposition SK we Object BF #1 uit, Active [8+ Vorb + Preposition + Object. {BE constuction TE STE ATER! =H Passive SAE THT 35 Verb % Be Preposition fafa ee & var sar th sraig Passive : 'S' + to be + V+ Preposition + (by + Agent). ca @ Active: Thepolice enquired into the case Active Thogolce, engured into s Vo Prep. 0 Passive: The case was red into OE —T s Tobe Vi Prep. & the police.) {by + Agent # 78 e2t Sar wie] by Agent ‘farg, Passive # ga Wa & are B Verb ae Prepostion #1 FETE Problem fear rat t; 33— () He was /Iaughed by / most of his friends, No Error o 8 © © © {Part (B) 3% laughed’ & ag cat we wae a, PH laugh at @ G6 35TH) somebody aa ar te ts () acive: He. ay me. T ¢ ot Sv. Pep 0 Passive: T was laughed at by him peed e s'tobe Vv? Prep-by Agent ge BF Verbs HBS, St UH Preposition Se TT object 8 Took at Took after Took down upon | + Object look inte: laugh at smile ut decide at mock at fire at a, Passive # BE Verbs % ae Preposition #1 Tr sar te PROBLEMS BASED ON VOICES ] Directions + Find out the error in each of the following sentences, ifany. If there is no error your answer is “E’ Any step that the centre / takes to establish / peace and “ @) harmony in the countty / will be appreciate, / No Error. oO ©) &) 2.The policemen / who were on duty in this area / were i) B) discovered / two drug addicts, ‘No Eror © @) ®) (Asie fist President / of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad / was (A) B) enown By all typesfof people in the workd/No Error, © ©) &) 4. The P. M, assured / the people that his government / (A) (B) would de its best/o suppress communalism./ No Err. © ©) & 45. The teacher asked / the students whether they could / «a @B) the name of the man / who had been discovered © Qo ‘Ameriga, No Eror ® 100 AMirror of Common Errors 6.The case was / enquired a month ago / but no report / has a ®) © come yet. /No Error. © © 7.She held something / at her side which / was totally “ ® © hiding / by the folds of her saci, /No Error. ©) © 8.1 was surprising / at not having seen / het even though she « B) © ‘was sanding /just beside mywife. / No Ervor, ©) ) 9.10 case you apologise / for having broken your / promises @ @) ‘you will/ certainly be forgave, /No Error. © ©) ® 10, After every student had / gone away, / the peon locked “ ® Ke} up/ the classroom. / No Error. © ® TL Had the police not reached here / on time, T would have @ ®) © kalled by the robbers. ‘No Error. ©) ® 12. The teacher said, "Yeas / ago, it believed / that the earth / eo ®) oO was flat” / No Err. ©) © 13. We have not been / informed about the / death of our “ ®) © beloved / leader and torchbearer. No Error. © ©) 14, They were kindly requested / to attend the seminar in a) @) ‘which / lectures on the evils of communalisin were /to be oO © delivered, / No Eror. © 18. The headman advised / the members of the family to / « @) inform the police / of the occurence. / No Error. © © ® 16.By whom / was he helped / when he seriously wounded / @ 8) oO by a temorist 2/ No Error © ® 17. The conclusion will be arrived /but what we neod / most a @) is to keep /patonce and /to wait. No Error. © © ® 18. We were extremely / surprised by the poor resus /of that @ @) oO scholar's soa and daughter. No Error. @) «) 19. They were pleased / by the news / which they had «a @) © received / a day before. / No Error, © ©) 20. A Police Inspector sent /to my house / and all the rooms “a B® © were checked. / No Error, ©) ® 21. The dacoits looted / the house and before / the police a B) arrived / the things were taken away. / No Exror. oO ©) ® 22. When the leader / was shot dead, / the followers / were run a B) oO © away. / No Error, ® 23, He was said / to have been won / the prize because of / i) @) © the partiality of the judges. / No Error Oy) © 24. The burgalars were broken / into the house and / took Cy @) away some cash / and many precious things. / No Enver, © ©) ® 25, She advised by / us to mest the Chairman / and appraise “” e@ him of her / subordinate’s misconduct. / No Error a @) ®) 26. The needy man / was approched to che money lender / and @ @) requested him to lend him some money, / No Error © © eS 27. When the damage has been / done and the future of the / wy ®) people has darkened, / nothing will be of any help. / oO ot No Bn: © 28, It was suggested / by the doctor / that the patient / should Cy ® © be taken care. / No Error, ©) © 29. The bed has been arranged / for the newly married / “a @ couple but it has / not been slept. / No Error. © ©) e 30, The Chief Minister Inid / the foundation of a bridge / and a) By was hoped that it would be / completed by January. / © ©) No Error. ©) A Mirror of Common Errors 101 ‘31. Drawing the attention / of the public, / the leader said / @ ® © that he should be listened. / No Ervor. ® ® 232. The reporter said / thatthe eminenY/ scholar Id been run/ Aw © over by acat. No Error. ) 3) 33. My father suggested / 10 me that should / be writen / to “ ® © hunt least ovo leters every month, / No Error oO © 34. By whom / was Mr. Awdbesh Singh worshipped / a8 the wa @) © Gandhi /of our time, No Biro. © 3) 35.A new programme / is soon to be / telecast from the @ ®) © Delhi / Doordarshan. / No Error. ©) ® 36,She was extremely / annoyed by / her lover's a ®) © unreasonable / behaviour. / Ne Error. o ©& 37. Many ofthe tourists / didnot reach the place / because the (a) ®) ‘bus was to detain / by some ruffians. / No Error. © ©) © 38. Five persons killed / and a baby was / badly injured in ) &) © the / bus accident which took place last night. / No Error ©) ©) 39, A five star hotel /is to build / in the centre / of the town. / w @) oO ©) No Exot ® 40.2. Nehou was / a man to be / admired and / so was Mrs. @ ®) © Indies Gandhi. / No Error, o © 41. Some Hindu and some Muslim leaders / are bent on a ‘strengthening / communalism to achieve their / political ® © o goals. No Error. ® 42, Having found / guilty of murder they were sentenced a“ ® ©) to life imprisonment, / No Error. ©) © 43. The report say that /a Tot of things / including some drugs a) ®) © are /t0 ll inthe shop to be opened shorly. No Error. ©) © 44, An unprecedented / riot was broken out / in this part of “ ®) © the /stte this month, No Error. ©) ©) 45.Mr. Gupta disowned / his son only because / he was @ ® sarried a schedule caste gir, /No Emr. © © ® 46, Accepting / all sorts of challenges / that life offers is / a w @ © pleasure to the brave, No Error. Co) ©) 47.Looking into the situation / that prevailed a few years / “o ® ago, he was taken / that decision. / No Error. © ©) © [Alwar Bharatpur Rural Dev. Bank Exam. 88] 48. Dogs soon know / the person whom / they are / kindly a 8) © sweated No For. o ©® [BSRB (Jaipur), Clerical Exam., 1990] 49.No other leader of India / is hold in so high esteem / as w @) ‘Mahatma Gandhi, who is / called the Father of the © ©) 50.The names record / in this register deserve / much “ @B) attention / of the police officers. / No Error. © o © 51. The lonely traveller puzzled / when he discovered / the « @) {oot prints /on the sand. / No Error. oO © ®) "ANSWERS 3c) BIA) 13.6) 18. (8) 23,(B) 28.(D) 33.(C) 38.(A) 43.(D) 48.8) 2.) 7.© 12.8) IA) 2.0) 4) 9. (D) 14.(A) 19.8) 24. (A) 29. (D) ME) 39.(B) 44.8) 49.8) 2.0) 32.) 310) (A) 41. 102 a wm, 3 A Mirror of Common Errors EXPLANATIONS (D) “appreciate” % EB appreciated’ ww arr etm Passive Voice 7 = GMT “To Be {is/are/am/was/were/be/being/been] + V° [Verb ast Partciple 8) 31 water Gar &; $3— (@ This book — was. bought by me. Tv ToBe Gi Teshould be Yoneby you. FS ToBe v? Gi) tis being done by Mohan eS ToBe ve (©) “discovered # WER ‘were! FT we BT; FB @ The police discovered it. (GFE FSH Gat STAT] fry, (ii) The police were discovered. Tl ToBe ve (gfe er ver errr a ara:, fet mB aeT F The police discovered wt aT + fis The police were discovered 11 (©) ‘by’ 52 to! ETT ST ort we for He RE Verbs BF FST State of mind a State of feeling # Taft &, = Te fer action Gr) 1 RB Verbs ae Passive Voice 3 we IT Bars see (Appropriate) Preposition =F 52 fear ar, Bs “by! a; $3 — () Tknow him. [Active] (i) He is known to me. [Passive] [7 F& by (ii) The news surprised me, [Active] (iv) I was surprised at the news. [Passive] [7 F by the news) ‘wat (i) % Passive # known @z to We (ii) % Passive ¥ surprised 8 ome aco tm Peat Tar & st wet to" mT ‘at? Bae by" aT rea ett 4 3 @ we YR ts (D) “discovered” % YET ‘been’ aT aT a Sr Frfater et & ea (i) Who had discovered America ? [Active] Gorater ara Peet a of 2) fra, ‘Who had beon discovered? (Passive) Peach are at we a 2) ‘B:, 7E EAT fF who had been discovered America reget err th () ‘enquired’ 5 imo! HI Ft Sn ae Te Active Voice # f& farsit 8 Verb 7 wit # firsts IE Us Preposition sar # wa Ge Preposition % AE Object, # Passive Voice ¥e Preposition ec 7G rer 2; 3 (He laughed ate, [Active] a ot Verb Prep. Obj. (ii) was laughed at (by him). [Passive] =p ef Verb prep. by + Agent (iy The police enguied into the case. at t Verb Prep. Active] (Gv) The case was enquired into. (by the police) sages ny Ge epee Verb, prop. by, (Aen) 7. (C) hiding’ # WER “hidden seo Gr fe Passive Voice # To Be + VP wr wat thar 1 frsfeter wet 8 te (He was completely tired, = oe ToBe Adverb V* They were “fully” convinced ST eae ToRe Adve ¥ 8. (A) “surprising surprised” eer rT NAB. : frege srrentt & fare sex Se (2) TT (7) at sreat 2a 9, (D) “Torgave’ %

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