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When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” I was carrying the Indian flag.

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When Tenzing and Hillary reached the summit, Tenzing in utter joy said, “We have done it.” In this sentence, the subject (we) is the doer of the action while (achieving the feat) is the subject. The verb of passive voice is formed by using the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ + past participle of the main verb. Construct the sentence accordingly.

Now carefully go through the changes in both the sentences and do the changes accordingly in the remaining sentence.

  • We have done it.
    It has been done by us.

I was carrying the Indian flag.

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The Indian flag was being carried by me.

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अध्याय 1.2: On To The Summit : We Reach The Top - Brainstorming [पृष्ठ २२]

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बालभारती English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 1.2 On To The Summit : We Reach The Top
Brainstorming | Q (A4) (d) | पृष्ठ २२

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