Tough voice/ Wh- words: Voice change exercises with tougher one

1. Starting in Who:

By whom + helping verb + Object will be subject + past participle?

Active – Who needs a bi-cycle?

Passive – By whom is a bi-cycle needed?

Active – Who doesn’t play chess?

Passive – By whom is chess not played?

Active – Who is singing songs?

Passive – By whom are songs being sung?

Active – Who are making noise?

Passive – By whom is noise being made?

Active – Who are not joining us?

Passive – By whom are we not being joined?

Active – Who are not playing cricket?

Passive – By whom is cricket not being played?

Active – Who has broken the glass?

Passive – By whom has the glass been broken?

Active – Who has performed the character of Macbeth?

Passive – By whom has the character of Macbeth been performed?

Active – Who have not submitted the project yet?

Passive – By whom has the project not been submitted yet?

Active – Who will keep the money?

Passive – By whom will the money be kept?

Active – Who will not take notes?

Passive – By whom will notes not be taken?

Active – Who will be composing the mails?

Passive – By whom will the mails be being composed?

Active – Who will not be driving the car?

Passive – By whom will the car not be being driven?

Active – Who cuts the wire?

Passive – By whom is the wire cut?

2. Starting in Whom :

By whom + helping verb + Object will be subject + past participle?

Who + helping verb + past participle + by + subject will be object?

Active – Whom do you read?

Passive – Who is read by you?

Active – Whom doesn’t he love?

Passive – Who is not loved by him?

Active – Whom is John inviting?

Passive – Who is being invited by John?

Active – Whom are they teaching?

Passive – Who are being taught by them?

Active – Whom is not she requesting for a job?

Passive – Who are not being requested by her for a job? / Who are not being requested for a job by her?

Active – Whom have you cheated?

Passive – Who has been cheated by you?

Active – Whom haven’t you given the money?

Passive – Who hasn’t been given the money by you?

Active – Whom has she encouraged?

Passive – Who has been encouraged by her?

Active – Whom hasn’t she called?

Passive – Who hasn’t been called by her?

Active – Whom will she like?

Passive – Who will be liked by her?

Active – Whom will not they select?

Passive – Who will not be selected by them?

Active – Whom shall we allow in our party?

Passive – Who shall be allowed (by us) in our party?

Active – Whom will not he tell the story?

Passive – Who will not be told the story by him?

Active – Whom shall we be calling?

Passive – Who will be being called by us?

Active – Whom will you be scolding?

Passive – Who will be being scolded by you?

3. Rules for other Wh-words:

Wh-word + helping verb + past participle + subject will be object ?

Active – What are they doing?

Passive – What is being done by them?

Active – When is not he drinking milk?

Passive – When is milk not being drunk by him?

Active – When did you send him?

Passive – When was he sent by you?

Active – Why do you read books?

Passive – Why are books read by you?

Active – Why didn’t they spread the rumour?

Passive – Why wasn’t the rumour spread (by them)?

Active – Where have you made that silly mistake?

Passive – Where has that silly mistake been made by you?

Active – How did you send him?

Passive – How was he sent by you?

Change the voice.

1. What are you finding out here in the dark?

2. Who is pursuing the case now? 

3. Why is she not attending to her job properly?

4. What prompted him to take immediate action in the matter?

5. Which painter painted this beautiful painting? 

6. Let us celebrate the occasion together today.

7. Go and supervise the arrangements.

8. When did the servant clean the floor?

9. Why do peasants not grow tea plants in their fields ?

10. Why did she postpone her birthday party?

1. What is being found out here in the dark by you?

2. By whom is the case being pursued now? 

3. Why is her job not being attended to properly by her?

4. By what was he prompted to take immediate action in the matter?

5. By which painter was this beautiful painting painted?

6. It is suggested that we should celebrate the occasion together              today.

7. You are ordered to go and supervise the arrangements.

8. When was the floor cleaned by the servant?

9. Why are tea plants not grown in their  fields by peasants?

10. Why was her birthday party postponed by her?

1.  What action did the teacher take against him?

=  What action was taken against him by the teacher?

2.  What offer did he put forth?

= What offer was put forth by him?

3. What does she teach you ?

=What are you taught by her?

4. What has he done?

=What has been done by him?

5. What do you want ?

=What is wanted by you?

6. When did you paint this picture?

=When was this picture painted by you?

7. How did he treat you?

=How were you treated by him?

8. How did you solve this sum?

=How was this sum solved by you?

9. Why did you abuse her ?

= Why was she abused by you?

10. Who helped you?

= By whom were you helped?

11. Who makes a noise ?

= By whom is a noise made?

12. Who is teaching the students?

= By whom are the students being taught?

13. Who will bell the cat ?

= By whom will the cat be belled  ?

14. Who has painted this picture ?

= By whom has this picture been painted?

15. Who deceived her in love?

= By whom was she deceived in love?

16. Who suspects him to be a thief?

= By whom is he suspected to be a thief ?

17. Who lent you this book?

= By whom were you  lent  this book ?

18. Who escorted her to the door?

= By whom was she escorted to the door?

19. Who does not like lovely roses?

= By whom are lovely roses not liked ?

20. Whom did you laugh at ?

= Who was laughed at by you?

21. Who elects the President of America ?

= By whom is the President of America elected?

22. Who elected him captain?

= By whom was he elected captain?

Whom will she marry?

Who will be married to her ?

Whom did the team elect captain?

Who was elected captain by the team?

Where did you get this picture?

Where was this picture got by you?

How did you get this book?

How was this book got by you?

Which book did you purchase?

Which book was purchased by you?

Which toy does the child like?

Which toy is liked by the child?

Which team won the match?

By which team was the match won?

Which doctor treated him ?

By which doctor was he treated?

Where did you find this pen?

Where was this pen found by you?

What mistake did she commit?

What mistake was committed by her?

How to make passive of imperative sentences: 

Respect your betters.

Let your betters be respected.

Start your work now.

Let your work be started now.

Close the door.

Let the door be closed.

Help the poor. 

Let the poor be helped.

Do not insult the beggar.

Let not the beggar be insulted.

Obey your parents.

Let your parents be obeyed.

Mind your own business.

Let your own business be minded.

Do not take overripe fruit.

Let overripe fruit not be taken.

Let us start our work.

Let our work be started.

OR

It is suggested that we should start our work.           

                  Change of Voice in case of ----- IMPERATIVE SENTENCES

An imperative sentence is changed from active to passive voice according to the message contained in the sentence.  For this purpose words used are as follows :

-- If it contains an order or a command   :   You are ordered to or You are commanded to

-- If it contains a request :         You are requested to

-- If  it contains an advice :    You are advised to

-- If it contains a negative order : You are forbidden to

-- If it contains 'Let us'  : It is suggested that we should or It is                proposed that we should

        

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He kept me waiting.

= I was kept waiting by him.

He let me go.

= I was let go by him.

He shocked me.

= I was shocked at him.

I am going to buy some pens.

= Some pens are going to be bought by me.

She has to solve the problems.

= The problems have to be solved by her.

She killed herself

= She was killed by herself.

They made me captain.

= I was made captain by them.

Honey tastes sweet.

= Honey is sweet when it is tasted./ Honey is tasted sweet.

I gave her a nice pen.

= She was given a nice pen by me.

He said that he had klled a lion. 

= It was said by him that a lion had been killed by him.

What cannot be cured must be endured.

= We must endure what we cannot cure.

They left the wounded man behind.

= The wounded man was left behind by them. 

Everybody says that he will get a good job.

= It is said that a good job will be got by him.

I am obliged to do this

= Someone obliges me to do this.

I wish to enjoy the song.

=I wish the song to be enjoyed.

I suppose you know it.

= It is supposed by me that it is known to you.

I want to do the work.

=I want the work to be done.

Nobody can put up with such insult.

=Such insult can not be out up with by nobody.

Let him do the work 

=Let the work be done by him.

Let me tell the truth.

=Let the truth be told by me 

Do not lie in the court.

=You are ordered not to lie in the court

Give me a pen 

=Let a pen be given to me.

Shut the door 

=Let the door be shut 

Never tell a lie 

=Let not a lie be told ever.

Do not pluck the flowers.

= Let not the flowers be plucked.

You need not punish him.

=He need not be punished by you.

I am to do the job.

=The job is to be done by me.

Please speak in English.

=You are requested to speak in English.

Go there 

=You are ordered to go there.

Do not run in the sun 

=You are advised not to run in the sun.

The books are selling well.

=The books are being sold well 

The skin feels smooth 

=The skin is smooth when it is felt.

We all know that the sun rises in the east 

=It is known to all that the sun rises in the east.

Change the voice.

=Let the voice be changed.

Tough voice change:

1. A promise should be kept( make an active)

= One should keep one's promise.( Make an active)

2. I was obliged to go.( Make an active)

= Circumstances obliged me to go.

3. Indiscipline should not be encouraged.( Make an active)

= We should not encourage indiscipline.

4.What cannot be cured must be endured.( Make an active)

= We must endure what we cannot  cure.

5. The lion is called the king of beasts.( Make an active

= People call the lion the king of beasts.

6.He was murdered at daylight.(make an active)

=Someone murdered him at daylight 

7.we are laughed at by them.( Make an active)

=They laugh at us.

8. Your word should be kept.(make an active)

= Keep your word/You should keep your word.

9. The tree has been uprooted. ( Make an active)

=A strong wind has uprooted the tree. 

10. My suggestions was not accepted.(make an active)

= They did not accept my suggestions.

Prepared by Noor E Alam Sir

University of Dhaka