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B. Study

1. Change the following sentences into passive forms.

(a) People speak English all over the world.

(b) Columbus discovered America.

(c) Flies carry many diseases.
(d) Do not tell a lie.

(e) I must look into the matter.

(f) Could you guide me properly?

(g) What can I do for you?

2. Match the following sentences with their active forms.

Passive forms Active forms
(a) Can the box be carried by you? (i) When he arrived home,
a policeman arrested him.

(b) When he arrived home, (ii) How does the boy help
he was arrested. the girl?

(c) How is the girl helped by the boy? (iii) Can you carry the box?
(d) A pen was given to his son. (iv) Everybody knows Devkota.

(e) Devkota is known to all. (v) Why have they taught English?

(f) Why has English been taught? (vi) Nobody heard a sound.

(g) No sound was heard. (vii) He gave his son a pen.

C. Activate yourself
Take any text having a minimum of 100 words and rewrite it using as many passive
forms as possible.

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