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Re-write the above paragraph starting as under.
A smart school-going boy was kidnapped by some rogues engaged
in…………….

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Task 2. Complete the paragraph using the passive forms of
the verbs given in brackets.
The World Environment Day is …… (observe) on June 5th
every year. Millions of saplings are……. (plant) by responsible
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citizens, world over. In schools and colleges, students are…..
(give) the task of picking all non-bio-degradable materials like
plastic. They are…… (tell) how to keep the environment free of
pollution.

Task 3. Collect a few newspaper headings and find out
whether they are in the active voice or the passive voice.
Paste them in a scrap book.
Here is an example for you.

“Three terrorists were shot dead.”
L2. Read the following sentences that appear in the lesson:

1. Many wise men came to the king. They all answered
his questions differently.

2. Some said the king must prepare a timetable. He
should follow it strictly.
Note that each of the statements given above contains two simple
sentences. They have a ‘subject’ and a ‘finite verb.’

The two simple sentences in statements (1) and (2) can be
combined as under:

1. Many wise men came to the king, but they all answered
his questions differently.
2. Some said the king must prepare a timetable, and he
should follow it strictly.

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