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49 Mohammad Mahfooz HussainWhen were the municipal engineersreviewing the structural blueprint that Sehrish submitted?When was the structural blueprintthat Sehrish submitted being reviewed by the municipal engineers?When have the students who need extra help asked Alam for guidance?When has Alam been asked for guidance by the students who need extra help?When shall I take medicine? When will medicine be taken by me?5. Why:Active: Why did Sehrish send Alam?Passive: Why was Alam sent by Sehrish?Syntax:Active Why + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Object?Passive Why + Auxiliary Verb + Object (New Subject) + Main Verb (3rd Form) + by + Subject (Agent)?Now understand this step-wise:Active: Why did Sehrish send Alam?Step %u2013 1: Replace %u201cWhy%u201d with a temporary reason to create a standard, normal sentence. This clearly exposes your subject, verb, and object.%u2192 Sehrish sent Alam for a reason.Step %u2013 2: Change this normal sentence into the passive voice. (Since %u201csent%u201d is past tense, we use %u201cwas%u201d).%u2192 Alam was sent by Sehrish for a reason.

