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प्रश्न
Match the excerpts below with the text types given in the box.
Excerpts
1. The tea leaves are picked and left to dry in the sun.
2. 20 ml of the salt is taken in a test tube and heated over the flame of a Bunsen
burner.
3. Many villagers were adversely affected by the flash flood. It is estimated that
nearly half of the standing crop has been submerged in water.
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Text Types a) Newspaper (and formal) report _______________ b) Description of processes __________________ c) Academic writings including reporting of scientific experiments ______________ |
What are the text types in which we can expect to find frequent use of the
passive?
उत्तर
(a) → (3) Many villagers were adversely affected by the flash flood. It is estimated that nearly half of the standing crop has been submerged in water.
(b) → (2) 20 ml of the salt is taken in a test tube and heated over the flame of Bunsen burner.
(c) → (1) The tea leaves are picked and left to dry in the sun.
– Newspaper (and formal) report
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Complete the following sentences using the correct form or the verbs
given in brackets.
- It is a big college. More than a hundred teachers ________ (employ)
there. - __________ (somebody/ clean) the office yesterday?
- How much of our country's land area __________ (cover) by forest?
- The hostel gates ______ (lock} at 8.00 pm everyday.
- The parcel (send) a month ago and it ______ _(arrive) onlyyesterday.
- Where (these photographs/take}? In Mumbai? ____________ (you/ take} them, or somebody else?
• Did you use the same type of construction in your answers?
What are the two types of construction called?
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Read the following excerpt from a news story and answer the questions
given below the excerpt.
74 killed in Myanmar quake.
MAESAI (THAILAND). At least 7 4 people were killed in a strong earthquake that struck Myanmar, state media said on Friday, while a series of aftershocks have caused panic but only limited damage in Thailand and Laos. The death toll from Thursday's 6.8 magnitude tremor was expected to rise slightly in Myanmar after 225 homes and nine government buildings were destroyed. Over 100 people were injured, according to state television.
The quake sparked panic, but no major damage in other countries across southeast Asia has been reported. An aftershock of an estimated magnitude of 5.5 rattled Thailand on Friday but caused limited damage, although residents living in properties close to the epicentre were advised to leave their homes.
- Hindustan Times - March 26, 2011
1. Are all the verbs in the passage in passive voice? What do you infer from this?
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2. Underline the passive constructions in the passage and comment on why the
passive is more appropriate than the active in these.
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3. Rewrite the second paragraph, keeping all the verbs in active voice. Begin like
this ...... .
Authorities expect the death toll_____________
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4. Does the re-written paragraph read well or is it a little awkward? Give reasons
for your answer.
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Now practise writing a few headlines based on the following cues.
a. e.g. Police - received anonymous tip/ complaint - managed to catch culprits -
produced in court
| CULPRITS CAUGHT AND PRODUCED IN COURT |
Expansion : The culprits were caught and prosecuted by the police.
b. Young Sikkimese - succeeds - scales steepest face - Mt. Kanchenjunga
Expansion : __________________________________________
a : Government- passed legislation - ban smoking in state ofTamil Nadu - people
not received it well.
Expansion : ________________________________________
b ; The ruling party - excessive election spending - no proper accounts kept - no
convincing answer to opposition questioning.
Expansion :
c ; SIEMENS, Germany has appointed new Managing Director - J. Shubert after
convening General Bnody meeting - last week
Expansion_________________________________________
d : Rice shortage - increase production, says Government
Expansion _________________________________________
e : Archaeological Survey of India - has excavated Buddhist Stu pa - in village in
Haryana
Expansion ___________________________________________
f : Cricket team - prepares - tour to England - July 2011- selectors announce
team
Expansion ___________________________________________
In two places in the incomplete sentence there has been some reduction,
in order to avoid repetition.
1. What are the two words missing between if and found?
| 'If ( l found guilty', she will be given a life sentence. |
And what are the three words missing between 'if and 'innocent'
| 'If ( _____ ) innocent', she will use the police for wrongful arrest. |
Read the following paragraph, which contains some repetition. Edit and
rewrite the sentences so that you have one improved sentence.
a. The policeman, having been injured by the angry crowd, was lifted up by two
Arun College students. He was carried to a nearby ambulance. Then he was
taken to the city hospital.
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Now give the sentence you have written a headline. Some of it has been done for you.
| Policeman _________ students |
b. Suppose you wish to focus attention on the kindness or bravery of the students
who helped the policeman, rather than on the policeman himself. Rewrite
passage a. above so that the focus is on the students, and give your passage a
headline.
What is the difference between the verb forms you used in 'a' above and
those you used in 'b'?
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As illustrated in India Today, September 1996, Ponniah Ramar, 34, an amiable individual from a Tamil Nadu village, claims to be able to convert a bucket of water into half a bucket of volatile fuel by adding a secret herb or so he says! Here is the illustration of the process of preparing the fuel. Write a report for the Junior Science Digest. You may use a combination of active and passive voice in your report, depending on what you wish to focus attention on.
MYSTERY FUEL
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Look at the picture below. At present this room is in a terrible state. Suggest what should be done to make it fit for a student to live and work in. Use different modals in the Passive voice, as in the example.
| The Walls | should/ ought to/ must | be painted. |
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An architect is speaking at a special meeting of the Town Council. She is presenting her proposals for improving one area of the town. Using the notes below, write down what she will say to the Town Council. You may start the report as given below.
"Firstly, the polluted slum settlements will be cleared and replaced with lowcost
housing ... "
Now Future
slum settlement/ people build low cost housing
sleeping on streets
six cinemas/ no theatre turn one cinema into a theatre
open sewers cover sewers
only one old primary setup/ establish two more
school (overcrowded) primary schools, and one
secondary school
no parks or open spaces create small parks between
low-cost housing blocks
Answer the following questions using 'to have something done'. The first one has been done as an example.
1. Why did you go to the garage? To have my car serviced.
2. Why did you go to the doctor? ___________________________
3. Why did you go to the bank? ___________________________
4. Why did you go to the tailor? ____________________________
5. Why did you go to the photo studio? ___________________________
6. Why did you go to the dentist's? ___________________________
Look at the following newspaper article. It has two versions. Version 'A' is written in the active and version 'B' is written in the passive voice. For each piece of information, decide whether Version 'A' or Version 'B' is more appropriate. Then rewrite the passage using a combination of the two versions.
Version A
Thieves stole the famous NorY Koh emerald from the City Museum last night.
Police believe the thieves must have forced the locks on the windows and
disabled the alarms before the museum attendants had closed the museum for
the night. Police have arrested a man whom someone saw acting suspiciously
outside the museum.
Version B
The Famous Nor Y Koh emerald was stolen from the museum last night. It is
believed that the window-locks had been forced and the alarms disabled before
the museum was closed for the night. A man who was seen acting suspiciously
outside the museum has been arrested.
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Shahin, a newspaper reporter, visited the World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan. Suddenly he saw a stall in flames. He jotted down a few notes in his notepad. Using the cues and your own ideas, write a newspaper report in the space provided. Use Active or Passive, depending on what you wish to focus on.
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-Pragati Maidan -controlled by noon |
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