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Practice Time

A. Underline the verbs in these sentences and state whether they are transitive (T) or intransitive
(I).
1. The boatmen have been rowing for an hour.
2. Tina always shares her profits generously.

3. Make sure you edit the manuscript carefully.
4. The bouquet of roses smells lovely.
5. This new house costs us a king’s ransom.

6. The merchant owed the bank a huge amount.
7. The day we left she cried on my shoulder.

8. Can you please lend me a hand with this box?
9. He is known to have studied the ancient texts.

10. Anand has excelled in studies as well as sports.

B. 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)
Active and Passive Voice
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)

C. Change the voice of these sentences from active to passive.
1. Some cackling geese saved Rome.
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2. Stone walls do not make a prison.
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3. Edison invented the phonograph.
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4. Miss Ken scolded the children.
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5. He remembered the entire history of Indian Independence.
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