active and passive voice for exams please help.
1. people used to cart heaps of gems and pearls along the streets
2. who would sweep and clean the wide road?
3. everyone sweeps the garbage and throws it into the middle of the street.
4. you hear swear words as you pass near the huge banyan tree.
5. some woman offered vemilion, turmeric and coconuts to the river goddess.
6. the swirling waters swept awau moaning cows.
7.they made makeshift cradles for the infants on the beanches of tree
change into active voice-
8. many more terrible tales were being told
9. a course of action was jointly planned by the village heads
10. a trench to light a fire was made using spades by the ten young men
11. rice was collected from houses by another group.
12. cooking vessels and groceries were bouth by yet another group.
13. doskaya pappu, pulusu and rice were cooked by venkamma and subamma.




Jake, we don't do homework, quizzes and tests here. If you have a question about passive or active voice, type "active" or "passive" in the search field above. This is by far the most common question asked on this forum. You will find a myriad of questions and answers on the topic. You can also look at the Grammarly Handbook link at the bottom of the page.
– Patty T – Nov 01 '12 at 04:45 add comment