VERBS FOLLOWED BY A PREPOSITION
If a verb is followed by a Preposition in the Active Voice. the Preposition is retained in the Passive Voice.
| Active Voice | Passive Voice |
| 1. They laughed at the blind man.
2. We thought over the problem. 3. He will leak into the matter. 4. She acceded to my request. 5. A car ran over a child.
|
The blind man was laughed at by them.
The problem was thought over by us. The matter will looked into by him. My request was acceded to by her. A child was run over by a car. |
Exercise-1
Change the voice of the verbs in the following sentences:
- We long for peace.
- I am listening to you.
- She objected to my proposal.
- The hunter aimed at the bird.
- She did not speak to me.
- He acted upon my advice.
- She agreed to my request.
- Call in the doctor.
- lie is knocking at the door.
- Beware of the pick pockets.
