Turn the following active statements into passive: | No | Active | |---|---| | 1 | The children sing a song. | | 2 | We are preparing the lesson plan. | | 3 | The teachers watched the films regularly. | | 4 | They have brought the books to the class. | | 5 | Fatuma must write the letters. |
Answer (1)
To turn active sentences into passive sentences, follow these steps:
Identify the subject, verb, and object in the active sentence.
Make the object of the active sentence the subject of the passive sentence.
Use a form of the verb 'to be' with the past participle of the main verb.
Add 'by' followed by the subject of the active sentence, if needed.
Let's apply these steps to each of the provided sentences:
1. Active: The children sing a song.
Passive: A song is sung by the children.
Active: We are preparing the lesson plan.
Passive: The lesson plan is being prepared by us.
Active: The teachers watched the films regularly.
Passive: The films were watched regularly by the teachers.
Active: They have brought the books to the class.
Passive: The books have been brought to the class by them.
Active: Fatuma must write the letters.
Passive: The letters must be written by Fatuma.
In these transformations, notice how the structure shifts, focusing on the object of the active sentence as the subject of the passive sentence, and incorporating the appropriate form of 'to be' to complement the main verb.
