Passive vs. Active sentences

Rule 1: Passive verbs have -wa, iwa or -ewa at the end; sometimes (l) -iwa or (l)-(ewa)

Rule (2) The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence

e.g -My computer was stolen by a friend.-Kompiuta yangu iliimbiwa na rafiki

In Passive sentence it becomes:

A friend stole my computer or rafiki aliimba kompiuta yangu

Here are more exercises for you:

1. My sister married a Japanese

2.The rain ruined our crop

3.Their father won the race


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