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Active and

18 Passive Voice

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Circle the subjects and underline the objects in these sentences.

1. Mohan wrote an essay.

2. The children waved colourful flags.

3. He lost the house keys.

4. Naveen ate all the brownies.

5. Virat opened the present.

6. I gave the pen to Brijesh.

7. Veer met the Principal.

8. Shreya posted the letter yesterday.

9. The cat pounced on the mouse.

A complete sentence can be formed with a subject and a verb.
For example,
• Dogs bark.
• He sneezed.
• Birds fly.
• Snakes crawl.

In some sentences, verbs have an object too. For example,
• He kicked the ball.
• The cat climbed the tree.
• The man opened the window.

These are transitive verbs.

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