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Two friends were passing through a dense forest. They were so engrossed in their conversation that they did not see when a wild bear had appeared in front of them from the thick bush. They were so startled that they did not know what to do. They froze on their feet. One of them was smarter than the other. He got back his to his senses and quickly climbed up a nearby tall tree leaving his bosom friend in the lurch. When the second friend regained his composer he found the bear standing just a few paces away from from him. It kept on walking closer towards him. Suddenly he remembered what his father had told him. '' Look son, remember that a bear does not touch a dead body.'' Why does a bear not touch a dead body his father did not tell him. Neither did he ask him the question. But he was intelligent enough to learn a lesson. He did not know how to climb a tree. Anyways it was too late to try now. The bear had come within sniffing distance. He flung himself on the rough floor of the forest and held his breath tight. The bear came to him at a leisurely pace, paused and sniffed at his body. Taking him to be stone dead the bear walked slowly away and disappeared into the thick bush from where he appeared. The other friend was watching the whole episode from his safe perch. He was fascinated. He climbed down the tree and asked his friend.'' I saw the bear whispering something into your ears. What did he tell you?'' The second friend rose to his feet, dusted his soiled clothes and replied,'' He advised me to avoid a friend like you who leaves his friend in time danger.'' saying this he went away alone.
We all know this story from our childhood. These are very simple but interesting stories. Almost all the stories have a moral at the end. These are very valuable lessons of life. If you notice minutely you will find that the above story has been told in the past tense. this is very important for you to remember. Stories are generally told in the past tense.
Now let us talk about VOICE CHANGE. We have discussed that we can write passive sentences in eight tenses out twelve tenses. I am sure you can write them easily. Can I make a humble suggestion here? Choose 5 verbs of your choice. Write 8 sentences with each of the verbs. Use them as transitive verbs. Each verb must have an object. Write them in 3 simple tenses,2 continuous tenses and 3 perfect tenses.Then write the passive forms. Make them negative,interrogative and negative interrogative. Now write all the sentences in the passive. Here is an example for you to follow.
.1. Sukanya sings a song.=A song is sung by Sukanya.= Sukanya does not sing a song.+ A song is not sung by Sukanya. =Does Sukanya sing a song?= Is a song sung by Sukanya?= Does Sukanya not sing a song? = Is a song not sung by Sukanya?
You will need time to complete your task. Take your time. There is no hurry. Slow but steady wins the race, does not he? H A P P Y L E A R N I N G.
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