Stenographer Recruitment - English Proficiency Test

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice. 3^rd form of verb or the past participle will be used only as main verb in passive voice. In this context, the auxiliary verb in active voice for past perfect tense ‘had been’ is ‘had’.

When verbs that take both direct and indirect object in the active voice are changed to the passive, either object may become the subject of the passive verb, while the other is retained. In this context, ‘Admittance was refused to him by the guard’ is correct as it also follows the correct tense of the sentence. The sentence is in simple past tense. Thus, option 3 is incorrect due to the past perfect tense in passive voice though the object is correct.

The passive voice is preferred when the active form would involve the use of an indefinite or vague pronoun or noun as subject; that is when we do not know the agent or the agent is obvious. In such cases, the agent with ‘by’ is usually avoided. Thus, this sentence in simple present tense will have the verb ‘are used’. The correct sentence in this context is, ‘Online resources are used for teaching the students.’

Here, ‘3’ is the correct option as part (3) of the sentence has the error. Here, both the events – the exam and the movie - happened in the past, but one happened before the other (past perfect). Thus, according to the rule of grammar, both verbs should be in the past tense. “Had finished” is in past perfect but “would go” is not. So, the correct should be “went”, instead of “would go”.

Here, 4 is the correct option as the sentence has no error. The sentence satisfies all the rules of direct-indirect speech.

Here, 2 is the correct option as part (3) of the sentence has the error. Here, said fixes the time of the verb to be past. Therefore, past form of will i.e. would should have been used.

Here, 2 is the correct option as part (2) of the sentence has the error. Here, past form (wrote) has been used, whereas past participle form (written) should have been used.

Here, 3 is the correct option as part (3) of the sentence has the error. Here, at the end of the sentence, exclamation mark has been used, whereas in indirect sentence, no exclamation mark can be used.

Here, 4 is the correct option as the sentence has no error. There is subject - verb agreement between the singular subject (Ashok) and the singular verb (was). Thus, the sentence is correct.

Here, 4 is the correct option as the sentence has no error. In this case, the whole sentence is in perfect tense, and has no error.

Here, ran into is correct as it implies to meet someone unexpectedly. Ran over refers to driving a vehicle over a person or a thing, ran away refers to leave unexpectedly and ran out refers to having nothing left.

Here, clean cut is correct as it implies someone being neat and tidy. Clean plate refers to eating all the food on ones plate, clean off refers to removing something such as dirt etc. and clean sweep refers to a broad movement clearing or affecting everything in its pathway.

Here, by a whisker is the correct as it implies missing something by a very small amount. By all appearances means according to what one sees, by far refers to a great degree of comparison and by all means refers to doing something absolutely or certainly.

Here, into is the correct option as it is used to express movement or action with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else. At is used for expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position, on as a preposition is used to express something that is physically in contact with something else etc and by is used to identify the agent performing an action.

Here, off is the correct option as it implies running away from the place in question. Of is used in expressing the relationship between a part and a whole, at is used in expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position and from is used to indicate the point in space at which a journey, motion, or action starts.

If the given sentence in the active voice is in the imperative, ‘let’ is used to get passive voice. Thus, the correct passive voice will be ‘let this juice not be drunk’. Option 4 has the incorrect form of the verb.

In passive voice, the action is stressed but the doer is unknown. In sentences in the Passive Voice without subject or agent, we supply the appropriate subject. The correct active voice is, ‘the police finally arrested the conman’.

For changing imperative sentences into passive voice, auxiliary verb �be� is used. The word �Let� is added before sentence in passive voice. Auxiliary verb �be� is added after object in sentence in passive voice. Main verb (base form) of imperative sentence is changed to 3rd form of verb (past participle) in passive voice.  Thus, the correct answer is, Let the truth be spoken.

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice. 3rd form of verb or the past participle will be used only as main verb in passive voice. In this context, the auxiliary verb in passive voice for present perfect tense is has been. Thus, the correct answer is, Her work has been finished by my mother.

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice. 3^rd form of verb or the past participle will be used only as main verb in passive voice. In this context, the auxiliary verb in active voice for past perfect tense ‘had been’ is ‘had’.

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice. 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice. To change sentences having present/future modal into passive voice, auxiliary verb �be� is added after modal in sentence. Thus, in this context the auxiliary verb with modal in this sentence will be can be. The correct answer is, A piano can be played by her.

The object of a verb in the active voice becomes the subject of the passive form. Only intransitive verbs can be used in passive voice because an intransitive verb has no object. In this sentence of simple future tense, the correct intransitive verb will be will be taken. Thus, the correct answer is, The work will be finished by him in a fortnight.

When verbs that take both direct and indirect object in the active voice are changed to the passive, either object may become the subject of the passive verb, while the other is retained. In this context, ‘Admittance was refused to him by the guard’ is correct as it also follows the correct tense of the sentence. The sentence is in simple past tense. Thus, option 3 is incorrect due to the past perfect tense in passive voice though the object is correct.

The passive voice is preferred when the active form would involve the use of an indefinite or vague pronoun or noun as subject; that is when we do not know the agent or the agent is obvious. In such cases, the agent with ‘by’ is usually avoided. Thus, this sentence in simple present tense will have the verb ‘are used’. The correct sentence in this context is, ‘Online resources are used for teaching the students.’

An indirect object denotes the person to whom or for whom something is given or done. While a direct object usually denotes a thing. With not by is used to talk about an instrument used by the agent. Thus, in this sentence the correct answer is, The dog was hit with a stick.

Here, hottest is the correct option as in this context, the sentence refers to �of all�, which indicates all the chillies of the world. Thus, the degree required is superlative, i.e. �hottest�.

Here, phrasal verb look out is the correct option as it implies to remain alert for something dangerous. Hold on implies to hold something tightly to protect, get up implies leaving or moving on from the current place and take off implies to the planes leaving the ground.

Here, by is the correct option as it is used in indicating location of a physical object beside a place or object. To is used to express the motion in the direction of a particular location, at is used in expressing the time when an event takes place. Of is used for expressing the relationship between a direction and a point of reference.

The correct adjective is back. It indicates the rear of a structure. Behind indicates following; after indicates subsequent to something and later indicates a later time.

The correct preposition is in as it indicates the location of a cop in reference to the rearview mirror. On indicates the physical position of an object as on the table - on the top of the table. At indicates a place.

The correct degree of adjective in this context is thin therefore no improvement required. Thin is the positive comparison the others are increasingly thin and are incorrect in the given context.

Here, living is the correct option as living here implies spending one's life in a particular way. Lived implies used to live at a particular place. Lives and live are grammatically incorrect with is.

Universal truths are indicated in a simple present tense. Thus, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

The sentence is in future continuous tense. This tense can be used when an action starts before the time mentioned and will probably continue after it. Thus, the correct answer is, He will be finishing his work tomorrow by this time.

Here, could is the correct option as it is used in making suggestions or polite requests. May is used when expressing possibility, must is used when someone is obliged to do something and might is used to tentatively ask permission or express a polite request.

If the verb in the reported speech is stating a universal truth, a habit or a constant situation, the tense of that verb does not change. Since, the given sentence is a universal truth, only the conjunction that will be used. No other change is required. My mother said that the sun rises in the east.

To change from Indirect to Direct Speech, the reporting verb should be changed into the correct tense. Past perfect or simple past tense in indirect remains past tense; thus, the correct option is �I have cut my finger� cried my sister.

If there is 'said' in the direct speech, then the tense of the words inside quotation marks is changed to the past tense. Thus, He said that he was suffering from homesickness.

A reporting sentence in simple present is changed to simple past in the reported speech. Also, today is changed to that day. Thus, the correct answer choice is, He said that it was hot that day.

A direct sentence in present continuous is changed to past continuous in reported speech. Thus, the correct option is They said that they were enjoying the rain.

A sentence in present perfect continuous tense in direct speech is changed to past perfect continuous in indirect speech. Thus, the correct answer is, She said that it had been raining for three days.

The tense of reported speech may not change if reported speech is a universal truth though its reporting verb belongs to past tense. Thus, the correct answer is, The professor said that mathematics is a science.

The adverbs of nearness are put into those of distance. Thus, last week becomes the previous week. The pronoun also changes and I becomes he. Thus the correct answer is, Modi said that he had met Obama the previous week.

Present continuous in direct becomes past continuous in reported speech. The pronoun also changes from I to he. Thus, the correct answer is, Rohan said that he was going to school.

Whatever may be the tense of the Reporting Sentence, if the Reported Sentence tells a universal fact, no change is made in the tense of the Reported Sentence. Thus, the correct answer is Trisha said that the third day of the week is Tuesday.

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