Passive with different prepositions
👉Annoy, charm, displease, please, satisfy, shock, stun, surprise, vex ইত্যাদি word গুলোর ক্ষেত্রে ব্যক্তির দ্বারা বুঝালে এদের পরে with ব্যবহৃত হয়।
অন্যদিকে বস্তুর দ্বারা অথবা ব্যক্তির আচরণ বা গুণের দ্বারা বুঝালে (at) ব্যবহৃত হয়।
👉Cover, decorate, ornament, fill ইত্যাদি word গুলোর পরে with ব্যবহৃত হয়।
👉Embody, include, interest, contain, sworn ইত্যাদি word গুলোর পরে in ব্যবহৃত হয়।
👉Known এর পরে সাধারনত to এবং worried এর পরে about বসে।
Passive with different prepositions example
1. Active: He annoyed me.
Passive: I was annoyed with me.
2. Active: I know the man
Passive: The man is known to me.
3. Active: His behaviour surprised me.
Passive: I was surprised at his behaviour.
4. Active: The news shocked him.
Passive: He was shocked at the news.
5. Active: I saw him go.
Passive: He was seen to go by me.
6. Active: He made me do the work.
Passive: I was made to do the work by him.
7. Active: His conduct shocked me.
Passive: I was shocked at his conduct.
8. Active: Light filled the room.
Passive: The room was filled with light.
9. Active: Her manners pleased us very much.
Passive: We were very much pleased with her manners.
10. Active: The novels of Charles Dickens interest me.
Passive: I am interested in the novels of Charles Dickens.
11. Active: Someone has stolen my purse.
Passive: My purse has been stolen.
12. Active: Circumstances obliged to go.
Passive: I was obliged to go.
13. Active: We can grain nothing without labour.
Passive: Nothing can be grained without labour.
14. Active: Why did they refuse him admittance?
Passive: Why was he refused admittance?
15. Active: We should not encourage indiscipline.
Passive: Indiscipline should not be encouraged.
16. Active: Mother looked after the girl.
Passive: The girl was looked after by mother.
17. Active: He has worked out the answer correctly.
Passive: The answer has been correctly worked out by him.
18. Active: Someone built this building in 1976.
Passive: This building was built in 1976.
19. Active: Adam presided over the meeting.
Passive: The meeting was presided over by Adam.
20. Active: People consider me honest.
Passive: I am considered honest.
21. Active: She likes people to obey her.
Passive: She likes to be obeyed by people.
22. Active: People believe that you know.
Passive: It is supposed that you know.
23. Active: We will not admit children under eight.
Passive: Children under eight will not be admitted by us.
24. Active: It is time to do your duty.
Passive: It is time for your duty to be done.
25. Active: I knew him.
Passive: He was known to me.
Known to নাকি known by
1. known to → কারো কাছে পরিচিত
2. known by → কারো দ্বারা/ কোনো কিছুর দ্বারা পরিচিত
Example:
i . Tom Cruise is known to all.
ii. A tree is known by its fruits.
iii. A man is known by his company.
