PSEB Class 9 English Grammar Lesson 6 Voice all Question and Answers Solution
PSEB Class 9 English Grammar Lesson 6 Voice Solution: Punjab Board (PSEB) 9th Class Lesson 6 all questions of grammar answers are in this page.
1.) Change the voice in the following sentences:
1.) Sita writes a letter.
Answer: A letter is written by Sita.
2.) He killed the lion.
Answer: The lion was killed by him.
3.) They will help you.
Answer: You will be helped by them.
4.) He was eating an orange.
Answer: An orange was being eaten by him.
5.) The nurse is looking after the patient.
Answer: The patient is being looked after by the nurse.
6.) I have completed my work.
Answer: My work has been completed by me.
7.) I had learnt the lesson.
Answer: The lesson had been learnt by me.
8.) His enemies defeated him.
Answer: He was defeated by his enemies.
2.) Complete the passage with either the Active or Passive forms of the verbs given in the box:
Damage worth millions of rupees was caused by a storm which swept across coastal areas of Orissa. The army was pressed into service. Many people were rescued from the flood by the army. Winds were blowing at the speed of about 150 kms an hour in some places. Roads were blocked by fallen trees. Electricity lines were cut and people had to live without electricity for several hours.
3.) Change the voice of the following passage:
A snake was killed with a stick by Raju. It was thrown by him into a pond nearby. Cricket was played by him for some time. Then some flowers were plucked by him to make garlands. The garland was put on Lord Krishna’s statue by him.
4.) Look at some newspaper headlines given below. Then use the information in the headlines to complete the sentences that follow (Select the proper form of the verb to be used)
1.) Three passengers were crushed
2.) Fifty huts were destroyed
3.) Leopard was beaten to death
4.) Suspect has been arrested
5.) Two men were stabbed
6.) Indians have to pay more
5.) The passive voice can be used in several tenses. Complete the following table, filling in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs:
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Tenses | Subject | Verb ‘to be’ | Past Participle |
1.
|
(Future Indefinite)
|
Lunch
|
Will be
|
Taken at 1 p.m here.
|
2. | (Past Continuous) | The house | Was being | Built |
3. | (Present Perfect) | The lost purse | Has been | Found |
4. | (Past Simple) | The culprit | Was | Produced in the court. |
5. | (Past Continuous) | The door | Was being | Repaired |
6. | (Past Perfect) | A suitable action | Had been | |
7. | (Past Indefinite) | My proposal | Was | posted |
8. | (Past Perfect) | Letters | Had been |
6.) Complete each of the following sentences using the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
1.) This historical monument was built thousands of years ago.
2.) The money was stolen by Mr. Gupta’s servant yesterday.
3.) The largest 9-way flyover was constructed last month in Delhi.
4.) Seema’s marriage outfit has been designed by the famous designer Ritu Beri.
5.) A letter was received by Mohan 10 days after it was posted.
7.) In the sentences given below, change the verb into Passive form:
a.) Robbers raided the bank.
Answer: The bank was raided by robbers.
b.) The terrorists injured ten people.
Answer: Ten people were injured by the terrorists.
c.) They took away all the cash.
Answer: All the cash was taken away by them.
- ) They also shot the security guards.
Answer: The security guards were also shot by them.
e.) The police have arrested the thieves.
Answer: The thieves have been arrested by the police.
8.) Given below is an outline. Using the outline in the box, fill in the blanks in the passage below:
Answer: There is a new school on the outskirts of Delhi. It is located in Tijara, 90 kms from Delhi. It is the brainchild of legal expert Vidya Sagar. Uniform syllabus is introduced in this school. It is believed that yearly boarding and tuition expenses would be around 1.25 lacs per year.
9.) Read the following set of instructions and fill in the blanks:
Answer: A kettle was taken. Half a cup of water was put in it. It was put on the gas. He stove was switched on. When the water began to boil, a teaspoonful of tea leaves was added to it. Half a cup of milk and some sugar were added to the mixture. The stove was switched off when the mixture started boiling. It was poured into a cup through a sieve.
10.) Complete the passage with either the Active or Passive forms of the verbs given in the box:
Answer: A Ludhiana BJP leader, RadheyShyamwas hit by a truck near Ambala bus depot last night. RadheyShyamwas admitted to a hospital in the city. The truck driver Hari Singh was arrested by the police. A case of causing death to rash and negligent driving was registered against him.
11) Change the voice in the following passage:
Answer: A bus was hit by a truck yesterday. The accident was caused by the carelessness of the driver. The injured passengers were taken to hospital by the local people. The driver has been arrested by the police.
12.) Change the voice in the following passage:
Answer: A magic show was seen by us yesterday. A number of wonderful tricks were showed by the magician. First his hat was taken off and was put on the table. The hat was covered by him with a piece of cloth. Then a stick was moved by him over the hat. The cloth was then taken off by him. Out of the hats three chickens were pulled out by him
13.) Complete the passage with the Passive forms of the verbs given in the box:
Answer: First, a plant was selected from the nursery. Then a hole was dug where the plant was to be placed into the soil. The soil was prepared by mixing manure with it. The plant was lowered into the hole carefully. The roots were covered with the prepared soil. Some water was sprinkled on the plant.
14.) Complete the passage using the verbs in brackets in the Passive Voice:
Answer: At least four crore worth of imported newsprint was destroyed in yesterday’s fire in one of the godowns outside Cochin port. The fire which broke out in the afternoon was brought under control this morning. Fire fighting operations were hampered by the delay and difficulty in removing the huge newsprint rolls from outside a private ‘clearing and forwarding’ agent. The port operations were affected due to the incident.
15.) Read the following set of instructions for the servicing of an air conditioner and complete the paragraph that follows, using Passive form of the verbs used:
Answer: The air conditioner is dismantled. The main machine is taken out from inside the box. The entire dust from the body is blown off with the help of a vaccum cleaner. The body is washed with a spray of water from a pipe. It should then be dried in the sun for about an hour. It is now fixed back into place.
16.) Change the Voice in the following passage:
Answer: A song is being sung by Sita. Film songs as well as folk songs are sung by her. She is liked by all. The poor are helped by her with the money earned by her. She will certainly be blessed by God. Such artists are needed by the country.
17.) Change the Voice in the following passage :
Answer:
1.) Flowers are being plucked by the gardener.
2.) Kites are being flown by boys.
3.) The beggar is being laughed at by him.
4.) The bell was being rung by the peon.
5.) The gate had already been opened by the watchman.
18.) Rewrite the following sentences in the notice format usingthe Passive Voice:
Answer:
1.) Children below 12 are not allowed in this show.
2.) Seats are booked here.
3.) A shop assistant is required urgently.
- )Vehicles inside the campus is not allowed.
19.) Complete the passage with the Passive form of verbs given in the brackets:
Answer: A three year old girl was rescued by the police last Tuesday. She was kidnapped by a neighbor for ransom. The mother informed the police about the missing girl. The probe was supervised by the DSP himself. More than 50 residents were interrogated. Ultimately, Danny, one of the residents of the colony, admitted the crime and disclosed where the girl was hidden.
20.) Read the newspaper headlines given below and complete the sentences that follow:
1.) About two dozen of men are killed in the remote villages of north-western Kalikot district in the rains that hit the area.
2.) More than 100 eggs of dinosaur have been discovered in north-eastern Spain.
3.) The Pakistan cricket team was defeated in the first one-dayer by a big margin yesterday. The match was played at Lahore in the Gaddafi Stadium.
4.) Bush of USA was accorded a warm welcome on his arrival in India this year. He welcomed by the Prime Minister himself at Delhi airport.
5.) A half-dug underground tunnel was unearthenedby the police personnel inside the jail compound yesterday. The digging had been done by the two convicts undergoing life terms in the jail.
6.) The cold wave prevailing in Punjab for more than a week has worsened further. Therehas been a fresh snowfall in the Himalayas. Meanwhile 37 lives have been claimed so far by the cold wave.
7.) Rich homage was paid to the Father of the Nation, Mahatama Gandhi, on the occasion of his birth anniversary, yesterday. A bronze statue of the great visionary was unveiled on the occasion.
8.) In the judgement given today by an American court, the famous football legend D.J Simpsons was acquitted of murder charges against him.
9.) The ten-day Dushehra festival come to an end today when all the idols carried in a procession are immersed in the Ganges by the devotees.
10.) During the past 24 hours three militant have been killed and seven have been arrested in the Kashmir Valley. A large number of weapons were also seized from those arrested.
11.) After a five-day bloody battle the Kabul Airport was captured by the rebels early today. Dozens of people were killed and more than 2500 were injured.
12.) It has been announced by the government that stern steps will be taken to check the black-marketing and adulteration of essential goods.
13.) Goods worth 25 lac were destroyed when two houses in Tilak Nagar caught fire yesterday. The cause of fire which rendered four families homeless, could not be known.
14.) In the biggest ever drug haul in the country, a consignment of 193 kg of heroin has been seized by the Mumbai police from a luxury apartment in Central Mumbai.
15.) Last Monday several Australian tourists were attacked by shark while surfing off Paisaman beach.
16.) Shahpur police reportthat the suspect Nasir Khan murder case has been arrested.
17.) A woman and a child were killed on the spot the six persons were injured, two of them serious, when a tempo in which they were travelling fell into a pit near Lalpani.
18.) Lepers, living in the Asha Deep Colony of the city, were given free Hawai chappals on Thursday by the employees of State Bank of India. The Bankmen were celebrating the 42nd anniversary of their branch.
19.) Ashok Kumar, a shopkeeper of Bilaspur was arrested by the police on Tuesday for selling adulterated flour. Later he was produced beforethe chief Judicial Magistrate by whom he was fined Rs. 5000.
20.) The BJP President L.K.Advani was relivedof his post today after he submitted his resignation in the meeting of the general body of the party.
21.) Rewrite the following passages after changing the voice:
1.) It was thought by the early men that angry gods cause every misfortune. Imaginary gods were seen everywhere. God was thought of by themas a very irritable person who was always losing his temper. If some disaster killed a large number of people, they would think God had been displeased by them.
2.) We are taught English by Mr.Lal. The President awarded him Padma Shri. He is one of the most dedicated teachers we have. Mr.Lal is very much interested in social work. His students are loved by him as his own children. We are lucky to be his pupils. May he be blessed by God.
3.) A bee fallen in a water tank was seen by a dove. A large leaf was dropped into the water by it. The bee climbed on to the leaf and the dove was thanked by the bee. The dove was taken aim at by a hunter. He was stung by the bee. His aim was missed by him. Now the bee was thanked by the dove.
4.) Once the king was offended by a jester. He was at once condemned to death by the king. The jester pleaded for his life but the king refused to alter the sentence. One day, the prison visited by the king. The jester was asked to choose his manner of death by the king. It was at once said by the clever jester that he would die of old age.
5.) My case was explained by me to the doctor. He seated me on the chair against the table. My hat was held in my right hand and my symptoms were explained. His advice was then given and I was helped liberally.
6.) The emperor adorned himself in royal robes. His courtiers attended him. They escorted him to the seashore. There they seated him upon a high chair. They had placed the chair had placed the chair there for his reception.
- )If practical life is looked into by us, it will be found by us that fortune is usually on the side of the industrious. The best navigators are favored by the winds and waves. Lord Cliver’s career was begun by him in India as a clerk. When his career was ended by him, the British Empire in the East had been founded by him.
8.) A spring of sweet water was seen by a poor Arab. Such waterhad never been before tasted by him. His leather bottle was filled by him from the spring. He wanted it to be presented to the Khalif. It was desired by the courtiers to taste, the precious water, but they were forbidden by the Khalif. The Arab’s concern for the Khalif touched him. The poor man was awarded by him.
9.) It is known to all of us that America was discovered by Columbus. The king of Spain provided him with ships and men. He met with many difficulties on the way. All his fellow men wanted to turn back. But he did not stop until he reached his goal.
10.) It is nice that your studies are being taken seriously by you. You are requested not to do it at the cost of your health. Regular exercise is needed by those who do brain work. So games should not be avoided. You are taught by them something which can never be taught by the books i.e. discipline.
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