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III. Fill in the blanks with the correct passive form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. After the earthquake, aid _______________ to the people of Nepal. (send)
2. The water supply was cut off because the bill _______________. (not pay)

3. Penicillin _______________ by Alexander Fleming in 1928. (discover)
4. Statements _______________ from all the witnesses at the moment. (take)

5. The common house sparrow _______________ by all of us. (must protect)
6. The statues at the entrance of the Reserve Bank _______________ by Ramkinkar Baij.
(sculpt)

7. An invaluable art piece _______________ from the Indian museum. (steal)
8. Darjeeling _______________ for its aromatic tea. (know)

9. Earlier, saffron _______________ only in the Kashmir valley. (grow)
10. On reaching the airport, we learnt that all flights _______________ due to bad weather.
(cancel)

IV. Change the voice of these sentences from passive to active.

1. The crown was picked up by the king.

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2. Let the work be done today.
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3. French is taught to us by him.

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4. A black shirt was worn by him.

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5. The job has been finished by me.

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6. My wallet was stolen by somebody.

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7. The report was sent by the teacher yesterday.

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8. By whom was this letter written?

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