Duff and Dutt Class 10 2024 Chapter 3 Voice Change Solution
Madhyamik Grammar Question Bunch Class X – Voice Change
Duff and Dutt Class 10 2024 English Chapter 3 Voice Change Question Answer Solution for West Bengal Madhyamik Students of 2024 – 25. Here we have given full chapter Answer.
I.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) A letter is typed by Nita.
2) He is met by us.
3) Stories are told to us by grandmother.
4) Prizes are got by the team.
5) A story book is read by Rita.
6) A beautiful song is sung by her.
7) The driver is showed red signal by the traffic police.
8) She is called loudly.
9) The sum is worked out by each of the students.
II.) Change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) He catches the fish.
2) We see the birds.
3) The shopkeeper sells things.
4) The old man calls him.
5) The teacher loves the students.
6) The boy watches a cartoon.
7) We listen the radio.
8) Someone keeps books on the shelves.
9) Ram asks a question.
10) The teacher punishes me.
III.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) Vegetables are being sold by them.
2) A story is being told by the old woman.
3) Her watch is being looked for by Titli.
4) A folk song is being sung by Ankita.
5) Shoes are being mend by the cobbler.
6) The news is being covered by the journalist.
7) The answer script is being examined by him.
8) Law is being broken by you.
9) She is being given a prize by the president.
IV.) Change the following sentences from passive to active:
1) She is calling me.
2) He is inviting them.
3) They are befooling you.
4) The boy is playing guitar.
5) The mason is building an arch.
6) Rini is writing an essay.
7) I am watching a movie.
8) The team is losing the match.
9) He is insulting her.
10) The boys are flying kites.
V.) Change the following sentences form active to passive voice:
1) A poem has been composed by me.
2) The flies have been caught by him.
3) The whistle has been blown by the guard.
4) The house has been built by them.
5) The Ramayana has been read by mother.
6) He has been punished by the teacher severely.
7) The sums have been worked out by them.
8) Taj Mahal has been visited by us.
9) His task has been finished by Sisir carefully.
VI.) Change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) She has painted a cartoon.
2) The headmaster has rewarded us.
3) The teacher has rebuked her.
4) You have committed the crime.
5) You have killed the bird.
6) The girl has plucked a rose.
7) Mother has served bread and butter.
8) The H.M. has rejected the prayer of the students.
9) The speaker has delivered a speech.
10) The police have informed us.
VII.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) A story was told by grandmother.
2) A great job was done by me.
3) A song was sung by Ritwik.
4) The situation was controlled by the minister.
5) A heart patient was treated by the doctor.
6) He was met by us in the park.
7) Each of the members was called by them.
8) The house was built by the villagers.
9) The matter was looked into by her.
VIII.) Change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) They won the match.
2) The lady opened the door.
3) We forbade her.
4) The soldiers fought a battle.
5) The hunter caught the birds.
6) I gave an order.
7) He bought a bunch of grapes.
8) Thestudents cleaned the garbage.
9) The teacher taught him.
10) Satyajit ray directed these movies.
IX.) change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) Aportrait was being painted by her.
2) A song was being sung by Arijit.
3) A thief was being chased by a policeman.
4) The painting was being shown by the artist.
5) Noise was being made in the room by them.
6) A car was being driven by you.
7) A herd of cattle was being tended by the shepherd.
8) A song was being composed by Mira.
9) The art of karate was being learnt by the students.
X.) change the following sentences from passive to active:
1) The board members were summoning us.
2) He was seeing them.
3) The doctor was treating you.
4) Her mother was teaching Rehan.
5) Grandfather was telling stories.
6) We were helping the poor people.
7) The tiger was killing the deer.
8) The players were playing football.
9) He was insulting me.
10) The writer was writing an essay.
XI.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) The task had been finished by us.
2) The answer script had been written by him.
3) She had been received by them.
4) The hall room had been decorated by Kushal.
5) Mercy had been shown by the old lady.
6) The proposal had been accepted by Mohit.
7) A long letter had been composed by Trina.
8) The patient had been looked after by me.
9) The eyes of the man had been filled with tears.
XII.) change the following sentences from passive to active:
1) The man had driven a car.
2) They had postponed their tour.
3) The teacher had discussed the problem.
4) The giant had hated the winter.
5) Some people had thrown stones.
6) They had offered a business deal.
7) The government had issued an order.
8) The police had chased a thief.
9) The host had managed us.
10) The fisherman had caught the fishes.
Future indefinite tense:
XIII.) change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) The bell will be rung by her.
2) The rules will be followed by Ronita.
3) The load will be carried by you.
4) The order will be obeyed by me.
5) I will be supported by her in my distress.
6) I will be given some suggestions by the teacher.
7) Soft drinks will be drunk by them.
8) The match will be cancelled by ICC.
9) You will be ignored by some people.
Future perfect tense:
XIV.) change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) The dispute will have been solved by you.
2) The poem will have been recited by my sister.
3) The bridge will have been constructed by KMC.
4) The ripe mangoes will have been eaten by the birds.
5) A parcel will have been received by him.
6) A letter will have been written by Rohit.
7) The rock wall will have been painted by him.
8) The patient will have been nursed by the doctor.
9) The summit will have been reached by India.
XV.) change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) The minister will have visited our school.
2) My mother will have served biryani.
3) You will have done the job.
4) Some people will have blocked the road.
5) They will have taken their books.
6) Barun will have missed the opportunity.
7) KMC will have constructed the bridge.
8) The forest department will have planted the trees.
XVI.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) Your superiors should be obeyed by you.
2) The work will be done by us.
3) An answer will be given by me.
4) You would be received by Om at the airport.
5) The T-20 world cup may be won by India.
6) The flood affected people in Odisha should be helped by us.
7) Discipline must be maintained in the class.
8) The boy need not be called by you.
9) Their teachers ought to be respected by the students.
10) Coffee used to be made by Ramesh every morning.
11) This kind of paper may be used by the girl.
12) A sapling must be planted by her.
13) We may not be supported by them.
XVII.) Change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) Only the president can give the order.
2) You should read the safety instructions.
3) The CEO might reject your plan.
4) CBI ought to investigate the case.
5) They should feed the dog once a day.
6) He may buy a new flat.
7) We must paint our room.
8) We should discuss the matter again.
9) May I use your pen?
10) I cannot remember the incident.
Ditransitive verbs:
XVIII.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) A gift was given to her friend by Mousumi.
2) They were taught French by the teacher.
3) He has been sent the money by us.
4) A letter is being written to you by me.
5) He should be given a chance by us.
6) We are given oxygen by trees.
7) He was given a nice present by Suresh.
8) We were told an exciting event by my mother.
9) We are taught English by the teacher.
10) A letter was being written to soma by me.
11) I must be shown the documents by you.
XIX.) change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) My uncle gave me a story book.
2) His mother gave him suggestion.
3) She is writing you a letter.
4) The teacher gave us some advice.
5) The teacher taught the students grammar.
6) You had ordered me a cup of coffee.
7) Her parents taught her to be punctual.
8) Sukanto told Rudro the truth.
9) My friend lent me money.
10) My mother used to give the old beggar some food.
Negative sentence
XX.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) Coffee is not liked by me.
2) The problem was not solved by them.
3) Time must not be wasted by us.
4) His mind has not been changed by Amal.
5) An order has not been issued by the officer.
6) The order will not be executed by the police.
7) Her name has not been recalled by me.
8) His guilt will not be confessed by him.
9) The limit cannot be crossed by the boy.
10) Our responsibility should not be forgotten by us.
11) You were not ignored by me.
12) His promise could not be kept by him.
13) Their teachers should not be disrespected by the students.
14) A selfie had not been captured by her.
XXI.) Change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) They are not making kites.
2) Santu had not bought a notebook yesterday.
3) The criminal might not confess the truth.
4) They will not study Bengali.
5) Mary does not play piano.
6) The maid has stolen my purse.
7) They must not leave the place.
8) We will take no risk
9) The headmaster was not giving them permission.
10) The gardener had not plucked the flowers.
Without doer/agent:
XXII.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) Someone picked my pocket.
2) Teacher teaches English.
3) They gave each of the members a prize.
4) The authority prohibits smoking.
5) One should keep one’s promises.
6) People obliged us to go.
7) People informed the police about the incident.
8) One should respect elders.
9) People calls camel the ship of the desert.
10) Someone cooked a rare dish.
11) Teacher has examined the answer script carefully.
12) Students must maintain discipline.
13) Police will prosecute trespassers.
14) Police chased the elephant into the forest.
15) The government should enforce a strict law soon.
16) People respect Mr. Chatterjee in our locality,
17) People called him ‘Netaji’.
18) People love native land from the core of heart.
19) Students celebrated foundation day in the school joyfully.
Interrogative sentence:
XXIII.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) Is a cartoon drawn by him?
2) Am I liked by you?
3) Was a phone call received by her?
4) Is the envelope kept by me?
5) Can the voice be changed by you?
6) Who was rebuked by them?
7) By whom was the letter written?
8) By whom has the wind been seen?
9) Has the task been finished by you?
10) Can kite be made by you?
11) Are films liked by him?
12) By whom was “wings of fire” written?
13) By whom was this said?
14) Was the story said by you?
15) May eraser be used by me?
16) Was a doctor consulted by them?
17) Could the job be done by him?
18) Has the movie been seen by you?
19) Which colour is liked by you?
20) Whom is the job offered by you?
XXIV.) Change the following sentences from passive to active voice:
1) Does the cat kill a rat?
2) Have they worked out the problem?
3) Who disturbed you?
4) Will she neglect you?
5) Can you crack a nut?
6) When will they appoint you?
7) Did she commit the crime?
8) Are they selecting me?
9) Did she make a cake for me?
10) Have you killed the snake?
11) Do you like the house?
12) How does he make the toy?
13) Does an artist paint the picture?
14) Who passes the order?
15) Whom you laughed at?
16) Who inaugurated the fair?
17) Is my father advising me?
18) Had he not made a mistake?
Imperative sentence:
XXV.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) You are requested to help me.
2) You are requested to keep your valuables.
3) You are ordered to stop it at once.
4) You are forbidden to go there.
5) Let the riddle be solved.
6) You are forbidden to run in the sun.
7) Let him be moved into the sun.
8) Let the order be carried out.
9) You are requested to give him something to eat.
10) You are advised to remember this always.
11) You are ordered to stand behind me.
12) You are advised not to waste time in idleness.
13) Let the ball be kept rolling.
14) Let the blanks be filled.
15) You are ordered to mend your shoes.
16) You are requested to call the police.
17) You are ordered to pay the bill at once.
18) You are requested not to make noise in the room.
19) You are advised to give up your bad habits.
20) Let the window be opened.
21) Let the order be carried out.
22) You are ordered to walk on the grass.
23) You are requested to post the letter.
24) You are ordered to get out from here.
XXVI.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) Have your ticket booked.
2) Have the wall painted.
3) Have your book published.
4) Have your laptop repaired.
5) Have your nose pierced.
XXVII.) Imperative sentences beginning with ‘let’:
1) Let the task be finished by me.
2) Let the trick be applied by her.
3) Let the matter be discussed by them.
4) Let the dispute be solved by us.
5) Let the matter be explained by her.
6) Let a house be bought by us.
7) Let a chance be given by him.
8) Let my phone be used by me.
9) Let her take a chance.
Optative sentence:
XXVIII.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) May your prestige be saved by you.
2) May you be given long life by God.
3) May the sinners be forgiven by the almighty.
4) May the goal be achieved by him.
5) May the race be won by summit.
6) May you be saved by God.
7) May the examination be passed by you.
8) May success be achieved by Tulshi.
9) May a happy life be spent by him.
XXIX.) Verbs following prepositions:
1) A job is being looked for by Ravi.
2) Your health will be acted upon by such hard work.
3) A new book has been brought out by the publisher.
4) My orders must be carried out by you.
5) The poor should not be looked down upon by us.
6) Such insult will not be borne by me.
7) The strike was called off by the workers.
XXX.) Variation in preposition/ verbs without preposition by:
1) We were annoyed at his conduct.
2) She is not interested in music.
3) Colourful pictures are contained in the book.
4) They were pleased with the news very much.
5) The man is known to me.
6) A wealthy merchant was married to Nita.
7) The room was filled with smoke.
8) He was surprised at the result.
9) The tourists were amazed at the beauty of Shimla.
10) He was absorbed in studies.
11) I was annoyed at Ravi.
12) The audience was pleased with the graceful dance.
13) He was attracted to the late-night parties.
XXXI.) Voice change with objective compliment:
1) I was made sad by Rinku.
2) Billy’s dog was named tom by billy.
3) He was called ‘Netaji’ by them.
4) Priya is made happy by chocolate.
5) Kishan was found innocent by the jury.
6) Arithmetic is made easy by practice.
7) He was allowed two rupees by us.
8) The person is considered honest by us.
Quasi-passive:
XXXII.) Change the following sentences from active to passive voice:
1) The sky is splendid when it is looked.
2) Rice is cheap when it is sold.
3) The cow is being milked.
4) The magazine is being printed.
5) The book is being sold like a hot cake.
6) Jasmine is sweet when it is smelt.
7) The fruit is sour when it is tasted.
8) The sea is infinite when it is looked.
9) The drums are being beaten.
10) Honey is sweet when it is tasted.
Part A: Non-textual grammar
XXXIII.) Change the voice of the following sentences:
1) A party will be arranged by us.
2) The book has been borrowed by me.
3) A sound was not made by them.
4) By whom was he taught French?
5) May your laptop be used by me?
6) Will the snake be killed by you?
7) The show was enjoyed be me.
8) Why were you sent away by them?
9) Can a nut be cracked by you?
10) You are forbidden to run in the sun.
11) It is suggested that we should play cricket.
12) The ball has been put in the box by him.
13) A beautiful picture had been drawn by him.
14) The job has to be finished by me.
15) A new geography will have to be learnt by him.
16) Let a picture be drawn at the centre.
17) Wild dahlias cover the hills.
18) We heard no voice.
19) A sweet dream was dreamt by me.
20) Who sent the parcel?
21) Let the truth be spoken by me.
22) The order must be executed by her.
23) You are requested not to cross the road.
24) We were shocked at his audacity.
25) His promise has been kept.
26) I was given a book by my friend.
27) The radio has been listened to by Nita.
28) You are ordered to take care of him.
29) We were made believe it by him.
30) I was thought a romantic fool by her.
31) Why is this not said by you?
32) Was the order not noticed by you?
33) The debt will be repaid by me.
34) A long letter was composed by father.
35) Will I be given it by you?
36) Let the candle be lighted.
37) Is a job being looked for by you?
38) Is English known to you?
39) The last letter was not copied by him.
40) A good result will be made by Tanvi.
41) Was your lesson prepared by you?
42) His tactics was changed by him.
43) His haunts are known to the police.
44) Let it be done properly.
45) Nature is ordered to keep him warm.
46) Will a summer’s day be compared to thee?
47) I was tied to a stake.
48) People chop down us.
49) Pull out the root.
50) His rest is not disturbed by the humming insects.
51) The audience was amazed at ‘the Kerala story’.
52) It must be endured what cannot be cured.
53) Bulb was invented by Thomas Edison.
54) Smoke is constantly polluting the air.
55) A granary stores grain.
56) The sky was covered with the cloud.
57) Maya attended the phone calls.
58) I knew the story.
59) Publish the book.
60) We will take no risk.
61) Sunil’s duty had been done by Sunil.
62) We will be blamed.
63) I was told to leave the room by her.
64) KL Rahul was elected captain by the team owner.
65) He was laughed at by all the boys.
66) Earthen pots are being made by the potter.
67) Remarkable speech was made by the leader.
68) Will the boxes be delivered by her?
69) Phulmani was told about Bimbetka by teacher.
70) My mother wears a new saree.
71) The audience was surprised at this magic.
72) My problem is understood by you.
73) Someone has received the telegram.
74) We are making sandwiches.
75) We were praised by the teacher.
76) The earthquake destroyed the town hall.
77) All loved and honoured Lataji.
78) Pictures are being drawn by children.
79) The teacher punished the students.t
80) Neeraj has broken the record.
Part B: Textual grammar
XXXIV.) Change the voice of the following sentences:
Father’s help:
1) Swami’s tactics was changed by swami.
2) I will be scolded by the teacher.
3) Are the students scolded by him always?
4) An unexpected turn was taken by father’s behaviour.
5) He would be made change his mind by no amount of protest from swami.
6) A long letter to the headmaster had been composed by father.
7) It was put in an envelope and sealed by him.
8) What has been written by you, father?
9) Has anything been written about our teacher Samuel by you?
10) What has been done by him, father?
11) You are ordered to give it to your headmaster.
12) The real and the imagined had been mixed up by him.
13) The letter would be delivered to the headmaster at the end of the day by him.
14) Arithmetic was being taught by Samuel.
15) Swami was looked at by Samuel.
16) School should not be missed by me.
17) Anyone had never been met by him as good as Samuel.
18) The home lessons were being inspected by the teacher.
19) My homework has not done by me.
20) The room was found locked by him.
21) The letter was snatched away and torn up by father.
22) Your Samuel is deserved by you.
XXXV.) The passing away of Bapu:
1) An urgent telephone called me to Birla house.
2) A brown blur of faces could be seen by out of every window.
3) No vehicle was required by it except his own body.
4) Flowers decked the compartment.
5) Bhajans were sung by people on the train.
6) The platform was filled with sorrowful crowds at every station.
7) I was asked by myself.
8) Someone had shot Gandhiji on his way to a prayer meeting.
9) A sound was not made by them.
10) Someone announced that they would allow people to see Gandhiji before the funeral.
11) The procession was watched by thousands silently.
12) The fact could not be accepted now by us.
13) Gandhiji’s ashes was taken to Allahabad by a special train.
14) People immersed the ashes in the Ganges.
15) Tea was being had be me at home on the evening of 30th January, 1948.
16) It was felt by me, I had grown up within a magic circle.
XXXVI.) Our runaway kite:
1) We were always pitied by people.
2) Father was asked by us about it.
3) Claude and I used to be puzzled by this.
4) Claude was showed how to make them by a boy on the mainland.
5) Plenty of kites was made by us back on the island.
6) Shipwrecked mariners would be played by us.
7) Gold tinsel stars were pasted all over it by us.
8) Our names had been written full on it by us.
9) The kite was being brought from the house by me.
10) The kite was patched up with the letter by us.
11) His sister could not be found by him.
12) The kite was discovered on the top of a tree by them.
13) Her letter was received by father.
14) A letter to her brother had once been written by her.
XXXVII.) The cat:
1) The attentions of the people in the house are allowed by him to be pestered.
2) A mouse-hole is watched by him sometimes for an hour or two.
3) Let him be watched as the shades of evening fall.
4) A bit of fish from his plate is sorted out and handed down by him.
5) A new geography would have to be learnt by him.
6) It is thought by most people that the cat is an unintelligent animal.
7) The cat can be seen by you as he really is.
8) The cat is stroked by the guest.
9) His claw is put up by him.
10) His claws were stuck into me by the cat.
11) It is gingerly received by the cat.
12) Tea has been finished by the family.
13) His back is arched by the cat.
14) He is stretched by himself.
15) A call is sent across to his kindred by him.
16) They will be given the privilege of boarding by him.
XXXVIII.) Change the voice of the following sentences:
1) Someone compelled me to do this work.
2) I was obliged to go.
3) They were invited for talks by the local administrative.
4) Someone has kept the vase on the table.
5) The government authority has predicted cyclone in south Bengal.
6) This letter was written in the nineteenth century.
7) Someone is felt rough by the stone.
8) He is killed by himself.
9) It must be endured what cannot be cured.
10) Wealth is desired by all but acquired by some.
11) Its fruit knows a tree.
12) He was taken by the hand by the constable.
13) A story book is wanted by me to read.
14) The poor is to be pitied.
15) One must discourage violence.
16) Let the answers be written on one side of the paper.
17) Flowers decked the compartment.
18) People use milk for making butter.
19) To whom was the method known clearly?
20) Which colour is preferred by you?
XXXIX.) Change the voice of the following sentences:
1) A heavy load was carried by the poor man.
2) The cricket match was postponed.
3) The answers have been worked out carefully by him.
4) A lecture was delivered by the teacher to a group of students.
5) I was given a story book by my friend.
6) The man is known to me.
7) Flood has damaged many buildings.
8) You are requested to maintain silence in this room.
9) Suresh was given an exercise book by the teacher.
10) A poem is being written by me.
11) You are requested to post the letter.
12) Let the door be shut.
13) A phone call is received by me.
14) The tiger is called our national animal by us.
15) This letter was written in the nineteenth century.
16) Each of the participants was given a handsome prize by them.
Also See:
Chapter-1: Articles and Prepositions
Chapter-2: Verb and Tense