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4. The bill will be paid by Rahul.

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5. My request was accepted by her.

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6. Praise was not liked by them.
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Read the news headlines and complete the short paragraph given below, using the
passive voice. You will find the clues for the answer in the headlines.
1. Three men behind bars for burglary; stolen goods recovered. There was a burglary in

the posh colony of Bay view on Saturday and in this connection (a)____________ on
Monday. According to the city police chief (b)_____________ from the trio who
managed to gain entry to the house by removing the grill of a window.

2. City tour planned by Trust; active participation expected from school children.

A city tour (a)____________ by the Heritage Trust on the World Heritage Day,
covering all the important monuments in the city. The organizers want to create
awareness among school children whose (b)____________ to make the tour a great

success.

Practise speaking the sentences using passive voice with your friends. It will be fun.
Initially, you may take time to convert your sentences from active voice to passive voice,
but gradually, you will learn how to do it quickly and correctly.

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