Active Voice – Passive VoiceActive Voice – Passive Voice

Kannan likes apples.

Apples by Kannan are liked

He employs a servant.

A servant by him is employed

My mother washes my clothes.

My clothes are washed by my mother

Kannan beats Ravi.

Ravi is beaten by Kannan.

We celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our school. The Golden Jubilee of our school is celebrated by us.

1. I greet the student.

2. The cat kills the rats.

3. He writes a letter.

4. Ravi Varma teaches us grammar.

5. She helps the poor.

1. The student is greeted by me.

2. The rats are killed by the cat.

3. A letter is written by him.

4. Grammar is taught by Ravi Varma to us.

5. The are helped by her.

ANSWERS

They killed the enemies.

The enemies by themwere killed

He wrote a letter.

A letter by himwas written

were discoveredwere discovered

Thomson discovered the electrons.

The electrons by Thomsonby Thomson

A car knocked down the child

The child was knocked down was knocked down by a car.by a car.

The people gave a grand welcome to the president.

The president was given a grand welcome by the people.

Raja rajan built the Big temple of Tanjore.

The Big temple of Tanjore was built by Raja rajan

My uncle painted this picture.

This picture was painted by my uncle.

Kannan played the match skillfully.

The match was played by Kannan skillfully.

I saw a monkey on the roof.

A monkey was seen by me on the roof.

He taught me driving.

Driving was taught by him to me.

1. The people elected him.

2. I received the prize.

3. Ramu told many stories.

4. They enjoyed the tour very much.

5. She posted the letter yester day.

6. Every one appreciated him.

7. The director released the stamp.

8. Pieter saved Holland.

9. Rama killed Ravana.

10. The party missed the train.

1. He was elected by the people.

2. The prize was received by me.

3. Many stories were told by Ramu.

4. The tour was enjoyed by them very much.

5. The letter was posted by her yester day.

6. He was appreciated by every one.

7. The stamp was released by the director.

8. Holland was saved by Pieter.

9. Ravana was killed by Rama.

10. The train was missed by the party.

Kannan will play the match.

The match by Kannanwill be played

My father will buy a car.

A car by my fatherwill be bought

We shall over come the trouble.

The trouble will be over come by us.

They will give us some help.

Some help will be given by them to us.

They will not teach him swimming.

He will not be taught swimming by them.

1. Flora will bake a cake.

2. He will write his examination tomorrow.

3. He will post the letters.

4. She will paint the bay of nables.

5. The police will catch the thief soon.

1. A cake will be baked by Flora.

2. The examination will be written by him tomorrow.

3. The letters will be posted by him.

4. The bay of nables will be painted by her

5. The thief will be caught by the police soon.

ANSWERS

Thomson is writing the examination.

The examination is being written by Thomson.

They are building a new house.

A new house is being built by them.

Rani is singing a song.

A song is being sung by Rani.

He has completed the course.

The course has been completed by him.

She has posted the letters already.

The letters has been posted by her already.

They have released the result already.

The result has been released by them already.

They will discuss the matter tomorrow.

The matter will be discussed by them

tomorrow.

Mrs. Elizabeth taught us grammar last year.

Grammar was taught by Mrs. Elizabeth last

year.

The people beat the thief.

The thief was beaten by the people.

Mosquitoes cause malaria.

Malaria is caused by mosquitoes.

I have seen this movie already.

This movie has been seen by me already.

Don’t insult the poor man.

Let not the poor man be insulted.

The boy broke the window.

The window was broken by the boy.

They are playing cricket.

Cricket is being played by them.

We have bought a car.

A car has been bought by us.

Close the door.

Let the door be closed.

Call the police

Let the police be called.

Go in by this door

Let you be gone in by this door.

Ravi had won the prize.

The prize had been won by Ravi.

She types a letter.

A letter is typed by her.

You had washed the clothes.

The clothes had been washed by you.

Identify sentence pattern.

The baby is drinking milk

S V O

My mother bought me some fruits

S V IO DO

The master called the servant a fool

S V O C

The captured soldiers were released

S O

I gave her a present

S V IO DO

Floods cause destruction

S V O

Trees give us fruits

S V IO DO

Murali is tall

S V C

The judge declared him innocent

S V O C