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Active Passive EXCEPTION

The document provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. For each active voice sentence, an equivalent passive voice sentence is given by rearranging the sentence structure and adding "be" verbs as needed. A total of over 100 examples are provided to illustrate how to transform sentences from the active to the passive voice.

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Active Passive EXCEPTION

The document provides examples of sentences written in the active and passive voice. For each active voice sentence, an equivalent passive voice sentence is given by rearranging the sentence structure and adding "be" verbs as needed. A total of over 100 examples are provided to illustrate how to transform sentences from the active to the passive voice.

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Exceptions in Active-Passive Voice

Shut the door. (Active voice)


Let the door be shut. (Passive Voice)

Help the elders. (Active voice)


The elders should be helped. (Passive Voice)

I have to lift this weight. (Active Voice)


This weight has to be lifted by me. (Passive Voice)

Close the door. (Active Voice)


Let the door be closed. (Passive Voice)

Open the window. (Active Voice)


Let the window be opened. (Passive Voice)

Do not disturb him. (Active Voice)


Let him not be disturbed. (Passive Voice)

Do not tell the truth. (Active Voice)


Let not the truth be told. (Passive Voice)

Will the government build a bridge? (Active Voice)


Will a bridge be built by the government? (Passive Voice)

Repair it. (Active Voice)


Let it be repaired. (Passive Voice)

My wallet was stolen yesterday. (Passive Voice)


Somebody stole my wallet yesterday. (Active Voice)

People around the world seek excitement. (Active Voice)


Excitement is sought around the world (by the people). (Passive Voice)

She was compelled to accept a compromise. (Passive Voice)


Circumstances compelled her to accept a compromise. (Active Voice)

Revise your work thoroughly. (Active Voice)


Let your work be revised thoroughly. (Passive Voice)

Please help me out (Active Voice)


You are requested to help me out. (Passive Voice)

Boil the water before drinking. (Active Voice)


The water should be boiled before drinking. (Passive Voice)
Eat a lot of fruits daily. (Active Voice)
A lot of fruits should be eaten daily. (Passive Voice)

Keep quite. (Active Voice)


You are advised to keep quite. (Passive Voice)

Don’t pluck flowers. (Active Voice)


Flowers should not be plucked (by you). (Passive Voice)

Let him be told to do it. (Passive Voice)


Tell him to do it. (Active Voice)

Your promises are to be kept by you. (Passive Voice)


You are to keep your promises. (Active Voice)

They considered him a loser and called him a coward. (Active Voice)
He was considered a loser and was called a coward by them. (Passive Voice)

Smoking is prohibited. (Passive Voice)


We prohibit smoking. (Active Voice)

Please see that the room is swept and mopped before I return. (Passive Voice)
Please see that somebody sweeps and mops the room before I return. (Active Voice)

I know that he did the work. (Active Voice)


That the work was done by him is known to me. (Passive Voice)

The task should have been completed by the student. (Passive Voice)
The student should have completed the task. (Active Voice)

The painting would have been stolen if he hadn’t helped. (Passive Voice)
Someone would have stolen the painting if he hadn’t helped. (Active Voice)

It is time to water the plants. (Active Voice)


It is time for the plants to be watered. (Passive Voice)

Did he plan an excursion to mountains? (Active Voice)


Was an excursion to mountains planned by him? (Passive Voice)

I shall be obliged to go. (Passive Voice)


Circumstances will oblige me to go. (Active Voice)

Who had laughed at you? (Active Voice)


By whom had you been laughed at? (Passive Voice)

The judge ordered the murderer to be hanged. (Active Voice)


It was ordered by the judge to hang the murderer. (Passive Voice)
Kindly offer your remarks. (Active Voice)
You are requested to offer your remarks. (Passive Voice)

Kindly give your suggestions. (Active Voice)


You are requested to give your suggestions. (Passive Voice)

Kindly take a note of all the requirements. (Active Voice)


You are requested to take a note of all the requirements. (Passive Voice)

My mother will have kept her promise. (Active Voice)


Her promise will have been kept by my mother. (Passive Voice)

His behaviour annoyed me. (Active Voice)


I was annoyed at his behaviour. (Passive Voice)

Karan married Bipasha. (Active Voice)


Bipasha was married to Karan. (Passive Voice)

This topic might interest students. (Active Voice)


Students might be interested in this topic. (Passive Voice)

Honey tastes sweet. (Active Voice)


Honey is sweet when tasted. (Passive Voice)

That he was prepared to go to Antarctica astounded me. (Active Voice)


I was astounded that he was prepared to go to Antarctica. (Passive Voice)

That witches communicated with the devil was widely believed. (Active Voice)
It was believed that witches communicated with the devil. (Passive Voice)

Whether there was gold left in the mine was not known. (Active Voice)
It was not known whether there was gold left in the mine. (Passive Voice)

That he was an honest man was shown (to me). (Active Voice)
It was shown (to me) that he was an honest man. (Passive Voice)

That they were sick was mentioned (to me) (by John). (Active Voice)
It was mentioned (to me) (by John) that they were sick. (Passive Voice)

They decided to meet in London. (Active Voice)


It was (by them) decided to meet in London. (Passive Voice)

Your shoes need cleaning. (Active Voice)


Your shoes need to be cleaned. (Passive Voice)

Your hair needs cutting. (Active Voice)


Your hair needs to be cut. (Passive Voice)

There’s a lot of work to do. (Active Voice)


There’s a lot of work to be done. (Passive Voice)

There are six e-mails to write today. (Active Voice)


There are six e-mails to be written today. (Passive Voice)

Give me the names of the people to contact. (Active Voice)


Give me the names of the people to be contacted. (Passive Voice)

Visitors can’t walk over the lawn. (Active Voice)


The lawn can’t be walked over by visitors. (Passive Voice)

It is known that she is a good actress. (Active Voice)


She is known to be a good actress. (Passive Voice)

It was known that she was a good actress. (Active Voice)


She was known to be a good actress. (Passive Voice)

It is known that she was a good actress. (Active Voice)


She is known to have been a good actress. (Passive Voice)

It was known that she had been a good actress. (Active Voice)
She was known to have been a good actress. (Passive Voice)

They believed that the stranger was a policeman. (Active Voice)


It was believed that the stranger was a policeman. (Passive Voice)

They believed the stranger to be a policeman. (Active Voice)


The stranger was believed to be a policeman. (Passive Voice)

They say that he’s famous in his own country. (Active Voice)
He’s said to be famous in his own country. (Passive Voice)

I saw him come out of the house. (Active Voice)


He was seen to come out of the house. (Passive Voice)

We saw her crossing the street. (Active Voice)


She was seen crossing the street. (Passive Voice)

They made him tell the truth. (Active Voice)


He was made to tell the truth. (Passive Voice)

The tourists found the chairs occupied. (Active Voice)


The chairs were found occupied (by the tourists). (Passive Voice)
A whole box has been stolen. (Active Voice)
There has been a whole box stolen. (Passive Voice)

No shops will be left open. (Active Voice)


There’ll be no shops left open. (Passive Voice)

He has several friends in China. (Active Voice)


Several friends of his are in China. (Passive Voice)

Everyone expected that Rakhi would marry Aakash. (Active Voice)


Everyone expected Rakhi to marry Aakash. (Active Voice)
Rakhi was expected to marry Aakash. (Passive Voice)

John thought that Mary was exceptionally clever. (Active Voice)


John thought Mary exceptionally clever. (Active Voice)
Mary was thought exceptionally clever. (Passive Voice)

John thought Mary to be exceptionally clever. (Active Voice)


Mary was thought to be exceptionally clever. (Passive Voice)

He told them where to go (where they should go). (Active Voice)


They were told where to go (where they should go). (Passive Voice)

He asked them where to go (where he should go). (Active Voice)


They were asked where to go (where he should go) (Passive Voice)

She gave her sister the car. (Active Voice)


Her sister was given the car. (Passive Voice)
The car was given to her sister. (Passive Voice)

They had made good use of the house. (Active Voice)


Good use had been made of the house. (Passive Voice)
The house had been made good use of. (Passive Voice)

They took good care of the children. (Active Voice)


Good care was taken of the children. (Passive Voice)
The children were taken good care of. (Passive Voice)

The supervisor will issue you a warning. (Active Voice)


A warning will be issued to you by the supervisor. (Passive Voice)
You will be issued a warning by the supervisor. (Passive Voice)

Rakesh handed her a box of chocolate. (Active Voice)


A box of chocolate was handed to her by Rakesh. (Passive Voice)
She was handed a box of chocolate by Rakesh. (Passive Voice)
Few phrasal verbs to be kept in mind while converting active to
passive Voice:
Tired of, engulfed in, decorated with, filled with, annoyed at, amazed at, Contained in,
started at, Known to, Surprised at

Example:
The Fire engulfed the office. (Active voice)
The office was engulfed in by the fire. (Passive Voice)

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