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In English / High School | 2025-07-03

Change the sentences into passive voice:

1. I write funny poems.
2. They do not read novels.
3. The fire destroys everything.
4. She will buy a piece of cloth.
5. They will not eat all the fruits.

Rewrite the following sentence in the active voice:
He was not dismissed by his master.

Asked by karawalsh6573

Answer (2)

To change sentences to passive voice, identify the subject and object, rearrange them, and use the correct form of 'to be' with the past participle. The conversions for the provided sentences follow this structure. Additionally, the passive sentence is rewritten in active voice as 'His master did not dismiss him.'
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Answered by Anonymous | 2025-07-04

Let's begin by understanding how to change sentences from active voice to passive voice, and then we'll switch them back from passive to active voice.
Passive Voice Conversions

Original: I write funny poems.
Passive: Funny poems are written by me.

Original: They do not read novels.
Passive: Novels are not read by them.

Original: The fire destroys everything.
Passive: Everything is destroyed by the fire.

Original: She will buy a piece of cloth.
Passive: A piece of cloth will be bought by her.

Original: They will not eat all the fruits.
Passive: All the fruits will not be eaten by them.


Active Voice Conversion
Original Passive: He was not dismissed by his master.
Active: His master did not dismiss him. ;

Answered by JessicaJessy | 2025-07-06

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