Change the voice

1) A small incident on a Saturday afternoon left a profound effect on me. (Change the voice)
2) I hurled a piece of stone at the marauding langur. (Change the voice)
3) I offered him a peeled banana. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘A peeled banana…’)
4) I recalled the terrible custom. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘The terrible custom
………’)
5) I started throwing more stones. (Begin the sentence with ‘More stones were……’)
6) I was overwhelmed by the emotion. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘The emotion………’)
7) She gave the baby a thorough body inspection. (Change the sentence into passive voice. Begin
with –The baby….)
8) The holidays provided an opportunity for me. (Start the sentence with ‘An opportunity……’)
9) The magnificent trees constantly attracted squirrels. (Begin the sentence with ‘Squirrels……’)
10) The pack of dogs might have cornered a hapless pig. (Change the voice)
11) The quiet afternoon presented the perfect backdrop. (Change the voice)
12) The silence was occasionally broken by the sound of my family snoring. (Begin the sentence
with ‘The sound of my family snoring ……...’)
13) Establish time parameters around each goal. (Begin your sentence with ‘Let….’)
14) They speak off imagination. (Change the voice)
15) He had made his first flight. (Change the voice)
16) His mother had picked up a piece of the fish. (Change the voice)
17) She tore at a piece of fish. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘A piece of fish………’)
18) The parents were perfecting them in the art of flight. (Change the voice)
19) The sight of the food maddened him. (Change the voice)
20) He dialed Seth Govind Ram’s number. (Change the voice)
21) He nicked his customer’s right ear. (Change the voice)
22) He swept the steps of the Pipalnagar Bank. (Begin your answer with ‘The steps………’) M.
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23) He used the small broom. (Change the voice)
24) She gave instructions to the ayah about looking after the baby. (Rewrite the sentence beginning
with ‘Instructions……’)
25) She then showed Mrs. Srivastava a sample of the cloth. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with
‘A sample of the cloth ……’)
26) He has authored many books. (Change the voice)
27) He made many epoch-making statements. (Change the voice)
28) The study of “black holes” sparked his imagination with bright ideas. (Change the voice)
29) Science will discover the core secrets of the universe. (Begin your sentence with ‘The core
secrets…….’)
30) A world heritage site is determined by UNESCO. (Change the voice)
31) The International Union for conservation of Nature developed similar goals. (Change the voice)
32) Visit the world Heritage centre’s website. (Begin your sentence with ‘Let….’)
33) Such sites are protected and maintained by the UNESCO. (Change the voice)

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34) Vigorous attempts are now being made to recreate it. (Change the voice)
35) They are aided by UNESCO. (Change the voice)
36) Egypt started plans to build the Aswan High Dam. (Change the voice)
37) UNESCO launched air International campaign. (Change the voice)
38) I have freed a child from slavery. (Change the voice)
39) This mantra carries a prayer. (Change the voice)
40) His answer made me angry. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘I…’)
41) He was kidnapped by an extremist militia. (Change the voice)
42) One week of global military expenditure can bring all the children to classrooms. (Change the
voice)
43) We have prevented millions of child deaths. (Change the voice)
44) We have made progress in the last couple of decades. (Change the voice)
45) Her angry question still shakes me. (Change the voice)
46) Not a single person should be left out. (Change the voice)
47) He was kidnapped by an extremist militia. (Change the voice)
48) We saw an army of ants. (Choose the correct sentence of passive voice.) M. 2019
(i) An army of ants was seen by us.
(ii) An army of ants were seen by us.
(iii) An army of ants is seen by us.
(iv) An army of ants are seen by us.
49) I will give you a bigger book. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘A bigger book…’)
50) The colours fascinated her. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘She…’)
51) The sons had been sent to the city. (Change the voice)
52) The teacher encouraged her. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘She…’)
53) The teacher patted her affectionately. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘She…’)
54) I am taking a big chance. (Change the voice)
55) I have arranged it all. (Change the voice)
56) I will send her to Chinon. (Change the voice)
57) The soldiers call me the maid. (Rewrite beginning with ‘I’)
58) Dingko Singh has inspired many youngsters. (Change the voice)
59) In 1906, Pierre was knocked down and killed by a horse drawn wagon. (Change the voice)
60) In 1911, Marie was awarded the Nobel prize. (Begin the sentence with “They”)
61) Radium had been discovered. (Change the voice.)
62) These men and women were driven with an indomitable spirit. (Change the voice)

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