English Language

Active and Passive Voice

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Active and Passive Voice Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Read this book

  1. Let us read this book.

  2. Let you read this book.

  3. Let this book be read.

  4. We should read this book.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The imperative command 'Read this book' is transformed to passive voice as 'Let this book be read.' This follows the standard pattern of using 'let + object + be + past participle' for imperative passive constructions. Option A uses 'Let us read' which keeps it in active voice, while option B incorrectly uses 'let you' and option D suggests obligation rather than changing the voice.

Multiple choice

What is the passive voice of the sentence 'Mary is plucking the flowers'.

  1. The flowers are plucked by Mary.

  2. The flowers have been plucked by Mary.

  3. The flowers are being plucked by Mary.

  4. Mary plucks the flowers.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence in active voice is in present continuous and to change present continuous sentence to passive, rule is: is/am/are + being + 3rd form of the verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive voice of the sentence given in the question.

He had completed the assignment before the stipulated time.

  1. The assignment will have been completed by him before the stipulated time.

  2. The assignment will be completed by him before the stipulated time.

  3. The assignment was being completed by him before the stipulated time.

  4. The assignment had been completed by him before the stipulated time.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive voice of the sentence given in the question.

He has not finished his work.

  1. His work has not been finished by him.

  2. His work was not finished by him.

  3. His work was being finished by him.

  4. His work is being finished by him.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Here, a correct present perfect tense of 'has not', i.e. 'has not been' has been used, which makes the sentence a correct passive voice of the given sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the following sentence from active to passive voice.

The cat killed a mouse.

  1. A mouse has been killed by the cat.

  2. A mouse is being killed by the cat.

  3. A mouse had been killed by the cat.

  4. A mouse was killed by the cat.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The places of subject and object in sentence are inter-changed in passive voice. Third form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice. Auxiliary verb in passive form for the given sentence in simple past tense is ‘was’.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the following sentence from Active to Passive voice.

Somebody has stolen my book.

  1. My book is stolen.

  2. My book has been stolen.

  3. My book is being stolen.

  4. My book will have been stolen.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. 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. Auxiliary verb in passive for verb in present perfect tense is ‘has been’.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the following sentence from active voice to passive voice.

She is singing a song.

  1. A song is being sung by her.

  2. A song is sung by her.

  3. A song has been sung by her.

  4. A song was sung by her.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The places of subject and object in the sentence are interchanged in passive voice. 3rd form of verb (past participle) will be used only (as main verb) in passive voice. The passive auxiliary verb for future perfect tense in the active voice for present continuous tense is ‘is being’. Thus, this is the correct answer choice in this context.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

I have eaten all the cookies.

  1. All the cookies were eaten by me.

  2. All the cookies had eaten by me.

  3. All the cookies have been eaten by me.

  4. All the cookies had been eaten by me.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Object becomes subject (All the cookies)+ have + been + past participle (eaten) + by + object (‘I’ changes to  'me').

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

He could wash the utensils.

  1. The utensils could be washed by him.

  2. The utensils can washed by him.

  3. The utensils could wash by him.

  4. The utensils was washed by him.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Object becomes subject (The utensils)+ could + be + past participle (washed) + by + object (‘He’ changes into 'him' )

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

Anil will make this presentation.

  1. This presentation will be making by Anil.

  2. This presentation will made by Anil.

  3. This presentation will be made by Anil.

  4. This presentation will have made by Anil.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Object becomes subject (This presentation) + will + be + past participle (made) + by + object (Anil).

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

He has not completed his homework.

  1. His homework is not completed by he.

  2. His homework has not been completed by him.

  3. His homework has not completed by him.

  4. His homework had not completed by him.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Object becomes subject (His homework)+ has/have + been + V3 (completed) + by + object ('he' becomes 'him').

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

I was making tea in the kitchen.

  1. Tea had been made by me in the kitchen.

  2. Tea is being made by me in the kitchen

  3. Tea was made by me in the kitchen.

  4. Tea was being made by me in the kitchen.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Object becomes subject (Tea)+ was/were + being + V3 (made) + by + object (me in the kitchen).

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

Sheena will finish this task.

  1. This task will be finished by Sheena.

  2. This task will finish by Sheena.

  3. This task will be finishing by Sheena.

  4. This task will have finished by Sheena.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Object becomes subject (This task)+ will + be + V3 (finished) + by + object (Sheena).