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Question
Identify the change in these pair of active and passive construction.
The pilot flew the airplane to Bengaluru. The airplane was flown to Bengaluru by the pilot.
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Solution
The airplane was flown to Bengaluru by the pilot. In the second sentence, the object has been shifted to the place of the subject. It remains passive and allows the work to be done by the noun.
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