Grade 12 [Unit: 11] Grammar Exercises and Answers

(Active passive exercises from grade 12 Compulsory English)

Unit: 11

Page: 93

B. Change the following sentences into passive voice.

a. I want someone to love me.

→ I want to be loved!

b. Someone broke into our house while we were on holiday.

→ Our house was broken into while we were on holiday.

c. I don’t like people staring at me.

→ I don’t like being stared at.

d. Is it true that someone stole your car?

→ Is it true that your car was stolen?

e. The cat enjoys someone tickling him.

→ The cat enjoys being tickled.

f. Would Swostika open the window?

→ Would the window be opened by Swostika?

g. Did they confess the crime?

→ Was the crime confessed by them?

h. He thinks that someone is teaching Jennie.

→ He thinks that Jennie is being taught.

i. Sabina hates people laughing at her.

→ Sabina hates being laughed at.

C. Complete the following sentences as in the example.

Example: People believe that the one billion defaulters are staying in the UAE.

→The one billion defaulters are believed to be staying in the UAE.

a. English people think that the number thirteen is unlucky.

→ The number thirteen…is thought to be……unlucky by English people.

b. What are you wearing for the wedding?

→Actually, I am having……a suit made…….. (a suit make).

They will give it tomorrow.

c. The carpet in our drawing room is very dirty.

→ It needs ……to be cleaned…. (clean).

d. There are rumours that the factory at the corner is manufacturing bombs.

→The factory at the corner is rumoured…to be manufacturing …… bombs.

e. Some people believe that Silajit from Jumla cures all indigestion problems.

→ Silajit from Jumla……is believed to cure……..all digestion problems.

f. People claim that Changu Narayan temple is the oldest temple in Nepal.

→ Changu Narayan temple…is claimed to be……the oldest temple in Nepal.

g. A: Your car is making a terrible noise.

→ B: Thank you. I am not a mechanic and I will…get it repaired…soon. (repair).

h. The police suspect that the criminal left the country.

→ The criminal ……is suspected to have left…….the country.

i. A: Where are you going?

B: I am going to the stationery to get…my document photocopied…(my document /photocopy)

j. People allege (to claim without proof) that the corrupt leader has embezzled (to steal) millions of rupees.

→The leader……is alleged to have embezzled…..millions of rupees.

(Active passive exercises from grade 12 Compulsory English)

(Unit: 12)

(PAGE: 101)

A. Make passive sentences from the following information as in the example.

Example:

Toyota cars/Japan/make : Toyota cars are made in Japan.

a. volleyball/every/country/play

→ Volleyball is played in every country.

b. spaghetti/boiling water/cook

→ Spaghetti is cooked in boiling water.

c. each lesson/an exercise/follow

→ Each lesson is followed by an exercise.

d. taxes/the price/include

→ Taxes are included in the price.

e. extensive information/the internet/find

→ Extensive information is found in the internet.

f. our order/the waiter/took

→ Our order was taken by the waiter.

g. the schedule/the participants/will distribute

→ The schedule will be distributed to the participants.

h. the police/footprint/found

→ Footprint was found by the police.

i. the children/the sandcastles/built

→ The sandcastles were built by the children.

j. the father/the window/not going to open

→ The window is not going to be opened by the father.

B. Rewrite the following sentences in the passive voice using the correct form of verbs in the brackets.

a. Call the ambulance! Two boys ......... (injure) in a motorbike accident.

→ Call the ambulance! Two boys ...are injured... (injure) in a motorbike accident.

b. The clock ............ (use) since the 17th century.

→ The clock ...has been used... since the 17th century.

c. I had to wait outside the classroom while the classroom ......... (clean).

→ I had to wait outside the classroom while the classroom ...was being cleaned.

d. The problem ............ (discuss) by the subject specialists at the moment.

→ The problem ...is being discussed.... by the subject specialists at the moment.

e. By the time I came back, the task ........... (finish).

→ By the time I came back, the task ... .had been finished.

f. Women .............. (say) to be happier than men.

→ Women ...are said... to be happier than men.

g. Look! The house ........... (destroy) by the fire.

→ Look! The house ....is being destroyed.... by the fire.

h. The other three reports..................... (submit) by next month.

→ The other three reports.....will have been submitted...... by next month.

i. Many people .......... (rescue) from the floods by the security persons this year.

→ Many people ....were rescued... from the floods by the security persons this year.

j. The state of Florida ................ (hit) by a hurricane that did serious damage.

→ The state of Florida ...was hit.... by a hurricane that did serious damage.