Imperative Sentence Passive Voice: Rules, Examples & Exercise

Combine each pair of sentences into one simple sentence by using participles.

1. He hurt his leg. He stopped walking.

2. He was unwilling to make another attempt. He decided to quit.

3. The Emperor was warned of the impeding disaster. He made good his escape.

4. He lost a large amount of money. He gave up gambling.

5. I received no reply. I sent another letter.

6. He was tired. He sat down to rest.

7. The magician took pity on the mouse. He turned it into a cat.

8. The hungry fox saw a bunch of grapes. It was hanging from a vine.

9. She was stricken with grief. She killed herself.

10. He cried at the top of his voice. He rushed to the spot.

Combine each pair of sentences into one simple sentence by using nouns or phrases in apposition.

1. That is my father. His name is James.

2. Mr Mathews was elected President. He is a well known orator.

3. Gold is a precious metal. It is bright and yellow.

4. We saw the painting. It is a great piece of art.

5. Geoffrey Chaucer was born in 1340. He is a great English poet.

6. Tagore’s most famous work is the Gitanjali. It is a collection of poems.

8. His father is a millionaire. He sent him to England for higher education.

9. Nehru died in 1964. He was the first Prime Minister of India.

10. De Lesseps built the Suez canal. He was a French engineer.

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Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and prepositions:

Coral is considered to be one __ the wonders of Nature.It is ____substance formed _____the bones___very small sea animals.

Voice Change: 

1. A bee stung her.
2. Let me do it.
3. I don not know his address.
4. She had impressed the whole class on the very first day.
5. We made him president.

1. I want my father .I want my mother.(Simple)
2. He got into a train.The train was running.(Simple)
3. He was too weak to move.(Complex)
4. Being tired he refused to go to work.(Complex)
5. You must work hard.Otherwise you will fail.(Use unless)
6. I cannot but shed tears.(use help)
7. She helped in my distress.I can not forget it.(Noun clause)
8. He has no brother.He has no sister. (Neither..nor)
9. A _______of fish.( Use collective noun)
10. His grandfather died last night.(Phrasal verb)
11. They have left without a fight.(Ph. v)
12. We could not reach Delhi in time(Ph.v)

 WRITE A REPORT FOR A NEWSPAPER ON A ROAD ACCIDENT USING THE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW:

NEWS:  A bus accident

CAUSE: ****High speed-skidded near a curve---overturned (উলটে গিয়েছিল)  

PLACE: Howrah Fire Brigade Station

DATE & TIME: 25th February,10 a.m.

RESULT: Three dead- -seventy injured-hospitalized-- 10 let off after first-aid

ACTION TAKEN: Local came to help and stretched their helping hands---injured taken to 

Howrah Genreral Hospital         

AFTER EFFECT: Agitated people ---vehicles on fire---police came----lathi charge--  traffic jam     for about two hours--crane used.

       *****accident took place when a private bus skidded off the road and overturned .The bus was running at break-neck speed.   (দ্রুত গতিবেগে   )                  

 Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph on Soap Preparation:

Collect neem oil and caustic soda-- Mix them with water --Boil the mixture for sometime -- Get it cooled-- Add 300gms of sodium silicate, 10 cc of soap scent and 2gms of soap colour and mix them up --- Keep in that condition for the whole day--Next day soap cakes are to be cut--They are ready for use. 

Write a story using the given hints.Give a title to the story.

A crow finds a pice of meat-- sits on the branch of a tree--a fox passing under the tree-- notices the piece of meat-- is greedy-- wants to get the piece-- make a plan-- "what a pretty bird! ' said the fox --" I have never seen such fine feathers . What a lovely neck and what charming eyes! I am sure she can sing charmingly"---feels flattered ---fancies that she can sing more sweetly than a cuckoo-- pens her beaks wide to sing-- drops-- goes on cawing- takes the pice and runs away. 

1. Imagine that you have arranged for a magic show in your school by an eminent magician of your district. Now write a notice for the students as the Cultural Secretary. Include the following points.Have the notice countersigned by your Headmaster-

(i) Date, place and time of the show (ii) The charge of coupons and how to get them (iii) A request to maintain discipline all the time.

1.  The rain stopped. The flood situation improved.
2. The king died. His son ascended the throne.
3. The wind failed. The boat lost its speed.
4. The castle was well guarded.the enemy could not enter it.
5. The sun set. We started for home.
6. The fog was dense. No one could see his way through the streets.
7. বাক্যে be verb থাকলে বা be verb এর পর adjective থাকলে be verb এর জায়গায় being হবে।
8. Ans of 6 :The fog being dense , no one could see his way through the streets
9. It was very hot.We could not go out of home.
10. The night was hot. I could not sleep well.
11. The meeting was over. We returned home.
12. The sun set. The birds flew away to their nests.
13. The programme was cancelled. The audience became very sad.
14. The staff was insulted by the manager. He left the post.
15. Be verb এর পর verb এর 3rd form থাকলে be verb এর জায়গায় having been বসে।
16. Ans of 4: The castle having been well guarded,the enemy could not enter it.

 Write a story using these points:

Hot day--A cap seller  selling caps --- has ten red caps for sale-- has a cap of his own---felt tired--finds a mango tree--falls asleep --wakes up---great surprise --no caps-- hears loud chatter(বানরের আওয়াজ)---looks up- a number of moneys--wearing a red caps-- tries enough to get back the caps--fails--throws away his cap--monkey imitate --collects--runs away. 

  Join the sentences by using a Noun or a phrase in Apposition:

Two simple sentences can be joined by placing a noun or phrase in apposition. A noun or phrase that is placed immediately after a noun to make a reference to it is said to be in apposition to it.

Example: Rabindranath was a great poet.He won the Nobel Prize.

Ans: Rabindranath,a great poet,won the Nobel Prize.

                       Practice yourself

i) Satyajit Ray died in 1994. He was a great filmmaker.

ii) Nurul Hasan was the governor of West Bengal. He was a noted historian.

iii) We saw the picture. It is a masterpiece of art.

iv) They went to Kashmir. The valley is known as heaven on earth.

v) Owen died young. He was a poet of great promise.

vi) His brother is an engineer. He lived in America.

vii) Rana Pratap loved Chaitak. It was his faithful horse.

viii) Chandigar is a fine city. It was designed by De Corbusier.

ix) The police arrested the man. He was a notorious extremist.

x) Kolkata is called the city of joy. Many tourists visit this city.

xi) Mozart was a great musician, He composed beautiful music.

xii) I spent two days in London. It is one of the most attractive places in England.

xiii) There goes my brother. He is called Sourabh..

xiv) Yuvraj Singh is a dashing cricketer. He hit sixes in an over.

xv) Mr. Roy is the Principal of our school. He is an MA in English.

xvi) Tagore’s most famous work is Gitanjali. It is a collection of short poems.

xvii) His uncle built this bridge.His uncle was an engineer.

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Do as directed:

1. I was looking for a stag. (Change the voice)
2. She said, "I have your secret here inside my little bag." (Change the mode of narration)
3. I met an old woman there. (Change the voice)
4. She began to cackle and began to quake. (Make it complex)
5. She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake. (Use 'as soon as')
6. She opened up her little bag. I came twice awake. (Use "No sooner than")
7. I was surrounded by a staring tribe. (Use relative clause and rewrite)
8. I was surrounded by a staring tribe. (Change the voice)
9. They said, "We are the oak trees and your own true family." (Change the mode of narration)
10. We are chopped down. (Change the voice).
11. We are torn up. (Change the voice)
12. You do not blink an eye. (Make It interrogative)
13. Unless you make a promise, you are going to die. (Make it negative)
14. You see an oak tree felled. Swear now you will plant two. (Join with Whenever)

 Study the flow-chart and describe how Lemon Squash is prepared.

Collect a number of lemons--Wash them in clean water--Peel off the lemons with a knife---Boil the lemons by adding water in a pan---cool the boiled lemons--Extract the lemon juice by compressing the lemons with hand--strain the juice--Add an appropriate measure of citric acid and sugar--Pour it into bottles-Now lemon squash has become ready for use.

• Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles and propositions :

The Transport Minister has constituted ____one-man committee to look____the demand of transport operators__ for increase___fares.

Change the voice:

 (I)Who wrote 'Gitanjali'?

(ii) What do you want?

(iii) Where did you see the man?

(iv) Which shirt do you like?

(v) What will you do?

Rewrite the sentences replacing the underlined words:

(i) I shall try to obey the rules.

ii) He was born in a noble family.

ii) The rains have begun early this year.

V) He has started for America.

v) I cannot remember his name.

Use the following flow chart to write a paragraph on how mustard oil is prepared:

seeds collected - dried - seeds are put into grinding machine - crushed - a little water added-extracting oil-oil cakes are separated, oil is collected - kept in a container - sealed - oil is ready for use and sale

Fill in the blanks with the words given below

(i) The leaves are falling_____the trees.

 (ii) The dog was crossing the river _____a bridge.

 (iii) The  bridge was___the river. 

(iv) He goes ____market. (v) I live____ Amtala. 

(vi) My brother is___the University.

 (vii) The sky is _____our heads. 

(viii) Keep the duster_____ the table.

[ Under, above, at, over, in, on, from, through.]

Voice Change

 1. Someone wrote this letter in the nineteenth century.

2. Ramesh takes his lunch.

3. Ramesh is taking his lunch.

4. Ramesh has taken his lunch.

5. Ramesh took his lunch.

6. Light filled the room.

7. They made him king.

NARRATION CHANGE:-

1. Sanat said to me,"I am a cook".
2. Gita says," My mother teaches me English".
3. He said, "Let me speak freely".
4. Ratan said to me, "Do you like football?"
5. He said ,"I am playing ".
6. Mother said to me, " Do not go there".

1. His grandmother died last night.
2. Our prayer was rejected.
3. Let me examine your papers.

 [FROM DIRECT TO INDIRECT]

[1] He says, “I will be great.

[2] She has said, “I am well."

[3] I said to her, “Mercury is liquid."

[4] She said, "I have lost my bag."

[5] He said to me, “You are a fool."

[6] She said, “You were a fool.”

[7] He asked me, "Do you know English?”

[8] “Please give me a glass of water," said he.

[9] The police said, "Have you stolen the car?”

[10] She said, “Let us go to station.

ACTIVE TO PASSIVE

[1]. Avik will do the sum himself.

[2] Mou will never copy answers from others.

[3]. Shyamal will make up the page in time.

[4] I will meet the doctor at Seva Hospital soon.

[5] Debashis will help the students in their homework.

[9] How did you train her for the competition?

[10] Where did she lose her costly mobile phone?

[11] Which classnotes has she lost?

[12] Why did the teacher scold Monika?

[13] When do you write stories?

Fill in the blanks with the right forms

Despite the risk of __________ (bully / bullying), his parents insisted on __________ (attend / attending) mainstream school. 'It was the best ________ (decide / decision) they could have made for me,' adds Nick, who later ________ (achieve / achieved) a degree in Financial Planning and Real Estate.

Voice Change

Fill in the blanks with the right forms

Kanae was…………….. (attraction / attracted) to Nick’s message. From that time they were in touch with each other to share their ideas on giving ………….. (hope / hopeful) to the ………………. (need / needy) and they became …………….. (close / closely) friends.

Voice Change

(i) They write a letter.

(ii) He loves his parents.

(iii) Ravi does not write a letter.

(iv) Do they play cricket?

(v) Dig the soil.

(vi) Does Junaid write homework?

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

1. I _____________ (do) my homework. I am free now.

2. Nick _____________ (begin) travelling the world in 2008.

 3. When I _____________ (go) to the railway station, the train _____________ (leave) already the station.

4. Nick wanted to _____________ (kill) himself.

5. Bethany was _____________ (bite) by a shark.

6. Once when I _____________ (be) in a car at traffic lights, a girl _____________ (look) at me interestingly.

7. I _____________ (buy) a scooty next week.

8. There _____________ (be) a great value in disaster.

9. Before he _____________ (become) the president of the United States, Lincoln _____________ (fail) many times.

10.I ______________ (be) busy when you came there.

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Combine the following sentences using ‘if’

1. Don’t tease the dog. It will bite you.

2. Look in the room. You will find a new box.

3. Stand up on he bench or I will punish you.

4. He worked hard. He got success.

5. Let him come here. We shall settle the matter.

6. I attended the meeting. I met the minister.

7. I learnt grammar. I wrote exam well.

8. I do not have money. I can not give you.

9. I do not have wings. I can not fly in the air.

10.He was held up in the traffic. He was not able to come in time.

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1. We are ______ home.

2. I kept ______ the bedroom."

3. They like to learn skiing ______ the winter.

4. My brother lives ______ Amerika.

5. They are going to start a branch ______ November 9th.

6. My friends are arriving ______ the earliest bus today's evening.

7. I am waiting for my son to pick me up ______ the railway station.

8. They are going to start a business ______ Saturday.

9. Why do you keep your books ______ the floor? 

10. My birthday is ______ May.

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