Grammar for BA / BSc / B Com I Semester

Change the following sentences into passive voice:

Passive voice

       Passive voice is used when object is more important than the subject in the sentence.

       Passive voice is used only for transitive verbs.

       Passive voice is to remove the unimportant subject of the sentence.

       Passive voice is used when verb is followed by a direct object.

Sl. No	Tense pattern	Active Voice verb	Passive voice verb
1	Simple present	write/writes	is/ are written
2.	Present continuous	am/is/are writing	is/are being written
3.	Present prefect	have/has written	have/has been written
4.	Present prefect continuous	have/has been writing	No passive
5.	Simple past	wrote	was/were written
6.	Past continuous	was/were writing	was/ were being written
7.	Past perfect	had written	had been written
8.	Past perfect continuous	had been writing	No passive
9.	Simple future	*modal + write	modal + be + written
10.	Future continuous	modal + be+ writing	No passive
11.	Future perfect	modal + have + written	modal + have + been written
12.	Future perfect continuous	modal + have +been + writing	No passive

(* modal verbs are: will/shall/can/ may/ must/should/would/could/might/ought)

Noun Case
Noun/pronoun	Subjective Case	Objective Case	Possessive/Genitive Case
Rama	Rama	Rama	Rama’s
I	I	me	my/mine
We	We	us	our/ours
You	you	you	your/yours
He	he	him	his
She	She	her	her
It	It	it	its
They	They	them	their
who	who	whom	whose

Exercises:

 B. Sc. 2008

1. Somebody has put out the light.    The light has been put out (by somebody).

2. He ordered a book.
3. They found him guilty of murder.
4. We expect good news.

 B. Sc. 2010

1. We demand an enquiry.
2. The principal grants us leave.
3. People criticized him for not offering to pay for the damage.
4. Ram will win the first prize.

B. A. 2008

1. The institute received 100 applications
2. Americans elected Bush as their President.
3. The syllabus is completed by the teacher in time.
4. Library books were returned by a few students.

B. A. 2010

1. Sita likes coffee.
2. Somebody wants Ravi on the telephone.
3. The police is/are unduly harassing me.
4. Students are doing a lot of work.

B. Com. 2009

1. The carpenter repairs the chair.

      2. Who wrote the poem?

      3. The child was brought up very well by the step-mother.

5.  Let the latest news be given to me.      Give me the latest News.

B. Com. 2010

1. He ate a fruit.
2. They beat him.
3. The cow gives milk.
4. We should respect elders.

 B. Sc. 2010

1. Someone switched on the light and opened the door.
2. He will not write the letter he will type it.
3. They are repairing the roads recently damaged in the rains.
4. How did you kill the snake?

B. Com. 2010

1. The hunter shot down many ducks.
2. The camel ate leaves.
3. We must give up bad habits.
4. We have to repair the fence.

B. Sc. 2010

1. Students will enjoy a holiday.
2. Sita likes sweet.
3. Suresh bought these books.
4. My friends trust me.

B. C. A. 2010

1. My friends trust me.
2. He presented his wife a saree.
3. They were making good progress.

B. Sc. 2010

1. The curator of the museum showed us some ancient coins.
2. They have pulled down the old house.
3. We expect good news.
4. We must listen to his words.

 B. Sc. 2010

1. They found him guilty of murder.
2. I have kept the money in the safe.
3. We admire the brave.
4. I offered him a chair.