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प्रश्न
Read the entry about ‘voice’ in the ‘Language Study’ pages. Note that the speeches of all the boys are in the ‘active’ voice. Turn them into passive constructions.
1950s Boy - I have watered the garden.
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उत्तर
Passive - The garden has been watered by me.
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