CBSE CLASS 9 - English Communications Workbook - Unit 6 - The Passive (Answers) (#cbsenotes) (#eduvictors)

Unit 6 - The Passive

Q1: Here is a newspaper report of a young girl who went back in time to see how her home town looked seventy years ago.

Dehra Times

Purkul, 7 July, 09

It is reported that Kareena, a twelve year old girl living in Purkul, went back in time using a time machine.

Seventy years ago her home town was an ideal place to live in. Her home town had not been invaded by the marvels of technology. Industries had not been set up then, so the air was not polluted. She could see children playing in the garden. Some children were listening to the stories told by their grandmothers. Happiness and contentment prevailed everywhere.

In the newspaper report above, the focus is on the changes as observed by Kareena.

1. Kareena's hometown had not been invaded by the marvels of technology.

2. Industries had not been set up.

3. The air was not polluted.

4. Some children were listening to stories told to them by their grandmothers.

Q2: Fill in the table to identify the subject, verb and object in the sentences listed above. You may include the object/ agent where necessary.

Subject	Verb	Object
Kareena's hometown	had not been invaded	(by) the marvels of technology.
Industries	_______________________	_______________________
_____________________	was not polluted	_______________________
Stories	_______________________	_______________________

Answer:

Subject	Verb	Object
Kareena's hometown	had not been invaded	(by) the marvels of technology.
Industries	had not been setup
The air	was not polluted
Stories	were listened	by some children.

Did you know?
A passive construction does two things.
(i) it brings the object to the position of the subject.
(ii) it introduces the verb be and the past participle form of the verb. (-ed/ -en)

A passive construction is be used when
(a) the agent is unknown
     e.g. Gold jewellery worth one crore was found missing.

(b) the agent is too obvious
      e.g. The speeding car was stopped at the signal for violating the traffic rules.

(c) the process is more important than the doer.
      e.g. Vanilla flavour is added to the milkshake.

(d) the speaker wants to hide the source for confidentiality.
e.g. I was informed that the staff accept gifts from the customers.

Q3: Simple Passive: "Where are they made?" 

 Match the words from columns A, B, C, and D to produce factually correct sentences. Write your answer in full sentences. (Remember to make your subject and verb "agree".)

e.g. Coffee is grown in Brazil.

A	B	C	D
Oranges Wine Maruti Cars Coffee The most expensive watches Uranium Satay Deshdashes	are is	produced in worn in eaten in manufactured in grown in mined in	Brazil. Switzerland. Malasyia. France. India. the Middle East. South Africa. Morocco.

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Answer:
① Oranges are grown in Mororco.

② Wine is produced in India.

③ Coffee is produced in Brazil.

④ The most expensive watches are manufactured in Switzerland.

⑤ Uranium is produced in South Africa.

⑥ Satay is mined in Malaysia
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⑦ Deshdashes are worn in Middle East.

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