Grammar Exercise on Active and Passive Voice

Active & Passive Voice
Change the Voice [Active - Passive] of the following sentences.
1. Brutus stabbed Caesar.
2. The people will make him President.
3. Who taught you grammar?
4. The governor gave him a reward.
5. The Romans expected to conquer Carthage.
6. One should keep one’s promises.
7. I know her.
8. My captors were taking me to prison.
9. His behaviour vexes me sometimes.
10. It is time to close the shop.
11. The audience loudly cheered the Mayor’s speech.
12. Premchand wrote this novel.
13. We admire the brave.
14. I bought the baby a doll.
15. They know me.
16. He invited me to his house yesterday.
17. They enjoy bathing.
18. I opened the door.
19. I read the book long ago.
20. Pakistan expected to win the match.
21. The master appointed him monitor.
22. Who taught you such tricks as these?
23. Brutus accused Caesar of ambition.
24. The boy is climbing the cliff.
25. He taught me to read Persian.
26. One expect better behaviour from a college student.
27. They showed a video of ‘The Titanic’.
28. You must endure what you cannot cure.
29. The curator of the museum showed us some ancient coins.
30. The King reviewed the troops on the maidan.
31. They have pulled down the old house.
32. The rules forbid passengers to cross the railway line.
33. He made his wife do the work.
34. Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.
35. All desire wealth and some acquire it.
36. Lincoln emancipated four million African slaves.
37. We expect good news.
38. They propose to build a dam for irrigation purposes.
39. I offered him a chair.
40. The French surrendered Quebec to the English in 1759.
41. He showed me the greatest respect.
42. Alas! We shall hear his voice no more.
43. Shall I ever forget those happy days?
44. Do you not understand my meaning?
45. We must listen to his words.
46. Macbeth hoped to succeed Duncan.
47. Who taught you Urdu?
48. They found him guilty of murder.
49. The King immediately gave orders that he should be imprisoned.
50. Somebody has put on the light.
51. They laughed at his warnings and objected to all his proposals.
52. The Swiss regarded him as an imposter and called him a villain.
53. I have kept the money in a safe.
54. He pretended to be a baron.
55. His subordinates accused him of various offences.
56. I saw him opening the box.
57. He ordered the police to pursue the thief.
58. One cannot gather grapes from thistles.
59. You never hear of a happy millionaire.
60. The public will learn with astonishment that war is imminent.
61. Did you never hear that name?
62. The legend tells us how the castle received its name.
63. Do not insult the weak.
64. Why did he defraud you of your earnings?
65. Change the Voice [Passive - Active] of the following sentences.
1. My pocket has been picked.
2. Our army has been defeated.
3. I shall be obliged to go.
4. The letter was written by the clerk.
5. Without effort nothing can be gained.
6. ‘Shakuntala’ was written by Kalidas.
7. I was struck by his singular appearance.
8. He was seen by my brother.
9. He was chosen leader.
10. Honey is made by bees.
11. The bird was killed by a cruel boy.
12. The steam engine was invented by Watt.
13. The mouse was killed by the cat.
14. The boy was praised by the teacher.
15. The exhibition was opened by the Prime Minister.
16. By whom was this jug broken?
17. I was offered a chair.
18. We shall be blamed by everyone.
19. He will be gladdened by the sight.
20. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
21. My watch has been stolen.
22. A king may be looked at by a cat.
23. The telegraph wires have been cut.
24. Harsh sentences were pronounced on the offenders.
25. This question will be discussed at the meeting tomorrow.
26. Why should I be suspected by you?
27. Stones should not be thrown by those who live in glass houses.
28. He will be greatly surprised if he is chosen.
29. The ship was set on fire and abandoned by the crew.
30. He was arrested on a charge of theft, but for lack of evidence he was released.