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Grammar - 9 (Active Passive)

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

We infect the world with our ill humor.

  1. The world is infected by us by our ill humor.
  2. The world is infected by us with our ill humor.
  3. The world get infected by us with our ill humor.
  4. The world was infected by us with our ill humor.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

What kind of fruit were they growing?

  1. What kind of fruit is being grown by them?
  2. What kind of fruit was being grown by them?
  3. What kind of fruit did they grow?
  4. Which kind of fruit was being grown by them?
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

I have received so much love and affection from Indians.

  1. So much love and affection from Indian have been received by me.
  2. So much love and affection from Indians has been received by me.
  3. So much love and affection has been received from Indians by me.
  4. Indians have given me so much of love and affection.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Rain disrupted the last day's play between India and Sri Lanka.

  1. The last day's play of India and Sri Lanka was disrupted by rain.
  2. India and Sri Lanka's play of the last day was disrupted by rain.
  3. The last day's play between India and Sri Lanka was disrupted by rain.
  4. The last day's play between India and Sri Lanka got disrupted by rain.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He was arrested on a charge of theft but was released for lack of evidence.

  1. The police arrested him on a charge of theft but later released for lack of evidence.
  2. The police arrested him on a charge of theft but he was released for lack of evidence.
  3. The police arrested him on a charge of theft but released him for lack of evidence.
  4. He was arrested by the police on a charge of theft but they released him for lack of evidence.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

The Romans expected to conquer the whole world.

  1. The whole world was expected to be conquered by the Romans.
  2. The Romans were expected to conquer the whole world.
  3. It was expected by the Romans that they would conquer the whole world.
  4. The whole world was expected by the Romans to be conquered.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

They did not return the money that they had borrowed.

  1. The money was not returned by them that they had borrowed.
  2. The money that they had borrowed was not returned by them.
  3. The money they had borrowed was not returned.
  4. The money that they had borrowed is not returned by them.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

No part of these ashes should be retained or preserved.

  1. Nobody should retain or preserve any part of these ashes.
  2. Nobody should retain or preserve these ashes.
  3. You cannot retain or preserve any part of these ashes.
  4. Anybody should preserve or retain no part of these ashes.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He was elected president of the club.

  1. The club elected him president.
  2. The members of the club elected him president.
  3. The members elected him president of the club.
  4. They had him elected president of the club.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Everybody ought to do his duty.

  1. Duty ought to be done.
  2. Duty ought to be done by everybody.
  3. His duty by everybody ought to be done.
  4. His duty ought to be done by everybody.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He pretends to know everything.

  1. It is pretended that he knows everything.
  2. Everything is pretended to be known by him.
  3. It is pretended by him that he knows everything.
  4. It is pretended by him that everything is known to him.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

Your case will be discussed tomorrow.

  1. People will have discussions on your case tomorrow.
  2. The committee will discuss your case tomorrow.
  3. He will discuss your case tomorrow.
  4. I shall discuss your case tomorrow.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

May you prosper!

  1. It is prayed that you prosper.
  2. It is prayed that you may prosper.
  3. It is prayed that prosperity comes to you.
  4. It is prayed that prosperity be yours.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

I saw him conducting the rehearsal.

  1. He was seen by me conducting the rehearsal.
  2. I saw the rehearsal being conducted by him.
  3. He was seen by me to conduct the rehearsal.
  4. The rehearsal being conducted by him was seen by me.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He begged the teacher to forgive him.

  1. He begged the teacher that he might be forgiven.
  2. He begged the teacher that he may be forgiven.
  3. The teacher was begged by him for forgiveness.
  4. He begged forgiveness of the teacher.
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