SPRING 2019 SEMESTER

MOHAMMAD ALI JINNAH UNIVERSITY

COURSE NAME: FOUNDATION ENGLISH

SECTION AM
ASSIGNMENT NO: 2
ASSIGNMENT STATEMENT / TOPIC: ACTIVE PASSIVE VOICE

STUDENT NAME: Muhammad Nasir

STUDENT ID: SP19-BBAH-0001

DATE ASSIGNED: 06 APRIL, 2019

SUBMISSION DATE: 06 APRIL, 2019

FACULTY: SIR NADEEM AHMED

 VOICE WORKSHEET-

1. Change the voice in the following sentences:

a. I shall broadcast the talk on Monday.

The talk shall be broadcast on Monday by me.

b. Alexander defeated Porus.

Porus was defeated by Alexander.

c. The soldier stole the gun.

The gun was stolen by the soldier

d. The snake bit the man.

The man was bitten by the snake.

e. I was invited by him to his house yesterday.

He invited me on his house yesterday.

f. He plays football every evening.

Football is played by him
g. He was sent to prison for theft.
Court sent him to prison for theft.

h. The baby will be looked after by her grandmother.

Her grandmother look after her baby.
i. He ate some raw fruit.
Some raw fruit is eaten by him

j. She writes a letter neatly.

A letter written by her neatly.

k. Ali lit all the lamps

All the lamps was lit by Ali.

l. The patients will be taken to the hospital.

Ambulance will take patients to the hospital.

m. Somebody opened that door a moment ago.

That door was opened by somebody.

n. My son painted the door.

The door was painted by my son.

o. You will be seen.

Your mother will see you.

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 2. Change the followings into passive voice: -

1. A cat killed a mouse.

A mouse was killed by a cat.

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1. She sings a song.
A song is sung.

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1. They caught a thief.
A thief was caught.

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1. I shall write a letter.
A Letter will be written by me.

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1. He is flying a kite.
A kite is being flown by him.

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1. He has just posted the letter.
The letter has been just posted by him.

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1. You kept me waiting for an hour.
I was kept has just

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1. He had not seen the lion before.
The lion had not seen before.

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1. He is doing difficult sum.
Difficult sum is being done by him

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1. I have bought a new house.
A new house have been bought by me.

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1. Our team will win the match.
The match will be won by our team

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1. She is writing a letter.
A letter is being written.

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1. Aslam has chosen a book.
 A book has been chosen by Aslam.

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1. He is watching us.
We are being watched by him.

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1. Did he catch the noon train?
Was the noon train caught by him

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3. Complete the following passive voice sentences in the tenses suggested:

1. This book _will be published_ (publish) next month. (Future)

b. This match was played__ (play) yesterday. (Past)

c. The cow was left_ (leave) in the field. ((Past)

d. My book has been stolen (steal). (Present Perfect)

e. You will be admitted (admit) into the school tomorrow. (Future)

f. Not a sound was heared (hear). (Past)

g. English is spoken (speak) all over the world. (Present)

h. This room is being washed (white-wash). (Present Continuous)

i. Wheat has been sowed (sow). (Present Perfect)

4. Change the followings into the passive voice: -

a. The officer offered him a job.

A job was offered to him by the officer.

He was offered a job by the officer.

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b. He gave us a watch.
A watch was given to us by him.

We were given a watch by him.

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c. I told him a story.
A story was told to him by me.

He was told a story by me.

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d. Afzal will teach us poetry.
Poetry will be taught to us by Afzal.

We will be taught a poetry by Afzal.

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e. She gave us some mangoes.
Some mangoes were given to us by her.

We were given some mangoes by her.

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f. My father taught me this trade.
This trade was taught to me by my father.

I was taught a trade by my father.

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g. They made him captain.
He was made captain by them.

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h. He sent me a basket of apples.
A basket of apples was sent to me by him.

I was sent basket of apples by him.

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i. They call him Akbar.
He is called Akbar by them.

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j. Our habits made us slaves.
We were made slaves by our habits.

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5. Change the followings into the passive voice:

a. They jeered at him.

He was jeered at by them.

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b. I wondered at his boldness.
His boldness was wondered at by me.

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c. The spectators laughed at us.
 We were laughed at.

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d. We shall look into the matter.
The matter will looked into by us.

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e. The headmaster objected to our proposal.
Our proposal was objected to by the headmaster.

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f. We arrived at the decision.
The decision was arrived at by us.

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g. He carried out my orders.
My orders was carried out by him.

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h. We must listen to his words.
His words must be listened by us.

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6. Change the followings into the active voice:

a. Tariq was beaten by Aslam.

Aslam beat Tariq

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b. Such mistakes are made by beginners.
Beginners make such mistakes

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c. A new coat is being made by a tailor.
A tailor is making a new coat.

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d. The slate was broken by me.
I broke the slate.

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e. The child was knocked down by a car.
A car knocked down the child.

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f. A new house has been bought by him.
He has bought a new house.

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g. This poem will be learnt by the class.
The class will learn this poem.

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h. Is this story written by him?
Does he write this story.
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i. Are mice caught by cats?
Do cats catch mice?

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j. This wounded man was being helped by some boys.

Some boys were helping the wounded man.

7. Change the voice:

a. His books have been stolen.

I have stolen his books.

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b. The city has been surrendered.
Police has surrendered the city.

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c. Promises should be kept.
You should keep promises.

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d. He should be called at once.
You should call him at once.

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e. My pocket was picked.
My pocket has been picked

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f. I was compelled to resign.
They compelled me to resign.

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g. You will be refused admission.

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h. The speaker was heard patiently.
The speaker by the audience patience

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i. They were defeated and made slaves.
Subcontinent was defeated by English man and slave man.

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j. It is said but never practised.
He has never practice teacher which said to him

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8. Change the voice in followings sentences: -

1. This pot contains ink.

 Ink is contain by the pot

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2. They know it.
I knew that you would come

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3. One should do one’s duty.
One should do his duty

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4. Do you repair pens?
Is the pens repaired

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5. It is time to remove the luggage.
The luggage is to be remove by time

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6. Who has written this letter?
Is letter has been written by somebody

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7. They say that you have stolen the book.
The book have been stolen by me said by them

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8. I expected to finish the work by noon.
The work is to finish in noon

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9. Change the voice:

1. Jack built the house.

The house was built by jack.

2. His loss has been felt by everybody.

Everybody had felt his loss.

3. He is listening to your lecture.

Your lecture is being listen by him.

4. A trick was played upon the crow by the fox.

The fox played a trick on the cow.

5. The teacher asked me a question.

A question was asked by teacher to me.

6. This fact is known to all.

All know this fact.

7. No water should be wasted.

Water should not be wasted.

8. She offered her brother a present.

 A present was offered by her to her brother.

9. My aunt has sent me a book of pictures.

A book of picture has been sent by my aunt.

10. A prize will be given by the teacher to the best boy.

The teacher will give a prize to the best boy.

11. I am being troubled by them for nothing.

They tare troubling me for nothing.

12. The police will catch the thief.

The thief will be caught by the police.

13. Young men respect old persons.

Old persons respect by young men.

14. A little box was brought by her to the school.

She brought a little box to the school.

15. This lesson is still being learnt by him.

He is still learning this lesson.

10. Change the voice:

1. All the ministers will see him off at the airport.

He will be seen by all the minister at airport.

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1. Everyone looked up to him.
He was looked up by everyone.

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1. Her story did not take them in.
They were not taken in by story.

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1. They had towed my car away. They had done this because I had parked it under a “No Parking”
sign.
My car away had been towed by them this had been done by them because it had been parked by my
under a no parking sign.

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1. You will have to pull down this skyscraper you have not complied with the town planning
regulations.

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1. I hate people looking at me.
I had being looked at by people.

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1. People shan’t speak to me as if I were a child.
I shall not be spoken by people as if I were a child.
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1. Didn’t they tell you to be here by 6 o’clock?

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1. He has seen the blueprint of the new office building.
The blue print has been seen by him if the new office building.

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1. She visited Larkana in 1999.
Larkana was visited by her in 1999

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1. These books have been read by Amira.
Amira has read the books.

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1. Many scholars have been invited by the headmaster of the school.
The headmaster of school has invited has many scholars.

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