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♦ Changing a negative sentence into the passive
y I do not write a diary. (active)
A diary is not written by me. (passive)
y I do not write poems. (active)
Poems are not written by me. (passive)
♦ Changing an interrogative sentence into the passive
y Do you write a diary? (active)
Is a diary written by you? (passive)
y Do you write poems? (active)
Are poems written by you? (passive)
A. Rewrite these sentences according to the instructions.
1. Who wrote this book?
Begin: By whom ?
2. The tall man created a disturbance at the meeting.
Begin: A disturbance .
3. The dog was hit by a naughty boy.
the dog.
4. He will be elected monitor by the class.
Begin: The class .
5. He was known to be a kind man.
Begin: The people to
be a kind man.
6. He was appointed Principal.
Begin: They .
7. Hari opened the door.
Begin: The door .
8. We prohibit smoking.
by us.
9. Keats wrote the poem ‘Ode to Autumn’.
Begin: The poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ .
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