PASSIVE OF IMPERATIVE SENTENCES
Sentences which express request, order, advice,
suggestion, prohibition etc., are called imperative sentences.
The imperative sentence in the passive voice has the
following structure:
Let + object + be + past participle/V3
Active: Bring it home.
Passive: Let it be brought home.
Active: Do it at once.
Passive: Let it be done at once.
Let + object + not + be + past participle/V3
Example is given below:
Active: Don’t touch it.
Passive: Let it not be touched.
The other way of changing
imperative sentences (order/request/advice/instruction etc.) is by adding:
·
You are
requested- for request
·
You are
ordered- for order
·
You are
advised/ suggested- for suggestion
·
You are
instructed- for instruction
Request
Active: Please help me.
Passive: You are requested to help me.
Order
Active: Leave the room at
once.
Passive: You are ordered to leave the room at once.
Advice
Active: Don’t tell a lie.
Passive: You are advised not to tell a lie.
Change
the following imperative sentence into passive voice (Order/request/advise etc.) The first one
is done for you.
Active:
Close the door at once.
Passive: You are ordered to close the door at once.
1.
Do it at
once.
2.
Do not
beat the dog.
3.
Bring a glass
of water for me.
4.
Please take
pity on him.
5.
Please keep
this book on the table.
6.
Do not run on
the road.
7.
Please do not
disturb me.
8.
Please do not
eat raw fruit.
9.
Start your
work now.
10. Close
the window.
11. Help the poor.
12. Mind your own
business.
13. Obey your
parents.
14. Do not insult
the beggar.
15. Shut the door.
16. Write your
essay carefully.
Change the
following imperative sentence into passive voice using ‘Let’.
1.
Respect your
elders.
2.
Start your work
now.
3.
Close the window.
4.
Help the poor.
5.
Do not insult the
beggar.
6.
Obey your
parents.
7.
Mind your own
business.
8.
Do not take
overripe fruit.
9.
Let us start our
work.
10. Wash your clothes.
11. Change the channel.
12. Call the names.
13. Post the letter.
14. Clean the desk.
15. Let him do his duty.
16. Let him read the story.
17. Let him stay alone.
18. Give him another chance.
19. Look into the matter.
20. Let him confess the truth.