WBBSE 10th Class English Solutions Chapter 4 Voice Change
WBBSE 10th Class English Solutions Chapter 4 Voice Change
West Bengal Board 10th Class English Solutions Chapter 4 Voice Change
WBBSE 10th Class English Solutions
WORKED-OUT TEXTUAL EXAMPLES
Change the voice of the following sentences:
The Cat
1. To pass the time away he sometimes watches a mouse-hole for an hour or two-just to keep himself from dying of boredom.
Ans. To pass the time away sometimes a mouse-hole is watched by him for an hour or two-just to keep himself from dying of boredom.
2. People get this idea that this sort of thing is all that holds life for a cat.
Ans. This idea that this sort of thing is all by which life for a cat is held, is gotten/got by people.
3. But watch him as the shades of evening fall.
Ans. But let him be watched as the shades of evening fall.
4. You can see the cat as he really is.
Ans. The cat can be seen by you as he really is.
5. The cat puts in an appearance to get his share.
Ans. An appearance is put in by the cat to get his share.
Our Runaway Kite
1. We took the first thing that came handy-an old letter lying on the bookcase in the sitting room.
Ans. The first thing that came handy-an old letter lying on the bookcase in the sitting room was taken by us.
2. We patched the kite up with the letter, a sheet on each side and dried it by the fire.
Ans. The kite was patched up with the letter by us, a sheet on each side and it was dried by the fire.
3. He told us the whole story.
Ans. The whole story was told to us by him.
Or, We were told the whole story by him.
4. He found his brother had died and he couldn’t find his sister.
Ans. It was found by him that his brother had died and his sister couldn’t be found.
5. They discovered the kite on the top of a tree and carried it home.
Ans. The kite was discovered on the top of a tree by them and it was carried home.
My Own True Family
1. I was looking for a stag.
Ans. A stag was being looked for by me.
2. I met an old woman there-all knobbly stick and rag.
Ans. An old woman was met by me there-all knobbly stick and rag.
3. She opened up her little bag and I came twice awake.
Ans. Her little bag was opened up by her and I came twice awake.
4. Unless you make a promise now-now you are going to die.
Ans. Unless a promise is made by you now-now you are going to die.
5. You do not blink an eye.
Ans. An eye is not blinked by you.
6. The dream altered me.
Ans. I was altered by the dream.
The Passing Away of Bapu
1. I was called to Birla house by an urgent telephone.
Ans. An urgent telephone called me to Birla house.
2. Gandhiji had been shot on his way to a prayer meeting.
Ans. Somebody had shot Gandhiji on his way to a prayer meeting.
3. I was numbed with shock as I got into the car.
Ans. Shock numbed me as I got into the car.
4. They did not make a sound.
Ans. Not a sound was made by them.
5. Thousands silently watched the procession.
Ans. The procession was watched silently by thousands.
6. A special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad.
Ans. Gandhiji’s ashes were taken to Allahabad by a special train.
7. The compartment was decked with flowers.
Ans. People decked the compartment with flowers.
Fable
1. But all sorts of things and weather must be taken in together.
Ans. But one must take in together all sorts of things and weather.
2. I’ll not deny you make a very pretty squirrel track.
Ans. That a very pretty squirrel track is made by you will not be denied by me.
3. I cannot carry forests on my back.
Ans. Forests cannot be carried by me on my back.
4. Neither can you crack a nut.
Ans. Neither can a nut be cracked by you.
Father’s Help
1. He hoped he didn’t have to go to school.
Ans. That he didn’t have to go to school was hoped by him.
2. Nonsense! Dress up and go.
Ans. Nonsense! You are ordered to dress up and go.
3. Swami knew how strict his father could be.
Ans. How strict his father could be was known to Swami.
4. So he changed his tactics.
Ans. So his tactics were changed by him.
5. He will scold me if I say so.
Ans. I will be scolded by him if I say so.
6. Let us see.
Ans. Let it be seen by us.
7. Does he always scold the students?
Ans. Are the students always scolded by him?
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