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.

They will not allow more than two persons to see the minister.

  1. More than two persons will not be allowed to see the minister.

  2. More than two persons will not allowed to see the minister.

  3. More than two persons are not allowed to see the minister.

  4. More than two persons will be not allowed to see the minister.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Active voice: will not allow, passive voice: will not be allowed

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice of the given sentence.

Mr. Rao teaches me English.

  1. I was taught English by Mr. Rao.

  2. I taught English by Mr. Rao.

  3. I am taught English by Mr. Rao.

  4. I am being taught English by Mr. Rao.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Active voice: teaches me, passive voice: I am taught Subject becomes object and object becomes subject. When there are two objects as in this sentence (English and me), either can become the subject.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

I made mistakes in my test.

  1. Mistakes were made by me in my test.

  2. Mistakes were made in my test.

  3. My test had made mistakes in me.

  4. In my test mistakes had been made.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While converting to passive voice the tense does not get changed, but we always use third form of the verb and rephrase the sentence accordingly.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

The kids cleaned the room.

  1. The room had been cleaned by the kids.

  2. The room was cleaned by the kids

  3. The room was being cleaned by the kids

  4. The room cleaned the kids.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 The simple past 'cleaned' gets changed to 'was cleaned' in passive voice. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

He wrote a story.

  1. The story was written by him

  2. A story was written by him

  3. A story was being written by him

  4. A story had been written by him
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence 'He wrote a story' is in the simple past tense. The passive form requires 'was' + past participle, resulting in 'A story was written by him'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

I hit the ball.

  1. The ball hit me

  2. The ball was hit by me

  3. The ball had been hit by me

  4. The ball had hit me
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence 'I hit the ball' is in the simple past tense. The passive form is 'The ball was hit by me'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

A little worm ate the apple.

  1. The apple ate the little worm

  2. An apple was eaten by a little worm

  3. The apple had been eaten by a little worm.

  4. The apple was eaten by a little worm.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence 'A little worm ate the apple' is in the simple past tense. The passive form is 'The apple was eaten by a little worm'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

The teacher will give a project work to the class.

  1. A project work will be given to the class by the teacher.

  2. A project work would be given by the teacher to the class.

  3. The class will be given by the teacher, a project work.

  4. The class will be given a project work by the class.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence 'The teacher will give a project work to the class' is in the simple future tense. The passive form is 'A project work will be given to the class by the teacher'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

A cow ate my newspaper.

  1. The newspaper was eaten by a cow.

  2. My newspaper was eaten by a cow.

  3. My newspaper had been eaten by a cow.

  4. My newspaper was being eaten by a cow.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence 'A cow ate my newspaper' is in the simple past tense. The passive form is 'My newspaper was eaten by a cow'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

The cow jumped over the fence.

  1. The fence jumped over the cow.

  2. The fence had been jumped over by the cow.

  3. The fence was jumped over by the cow.

  4. The fence had jumped over the cow.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence 'The cow jumped over the fence' is in the simple past tense. The passive form is 'The fence was jumped over by the cow'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

I am writing a novel.

  1. The novel is written by me

  2. A novel has been written by me.

  3. A novel is being written by me.

  4. A novel had beenwritten by me.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 The present continuous 'am writing' changes to 'is being written'. While converting to passive voice the tense does not get changed, but we always use third form of the verb and rephrase the sentence accordingly.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

He is admiring the beautiful painting.

  1. The beautiful painting is admired by him.

  2. The beautiful painting is being admired by him

  3. The beautiful painting has been admired by him.

  4. The beautiful painting had been admired by him.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence is in the present continuous tense. To convert to passive voice, use the structure 'is being' + past participle.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

The cat had chased the mouse.

  1. A mouse is chased by a cat.

  2. The mouse is chased by the cat.

  3. The mouse had been chased by the cat.

  4. The mouse was chased by the cat.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 While converting to passive voice the tense does not get changed, but we always use third form of the verb and rephrase the sentence accordingly. The past perfect 'had chased' converts to 'had been chased'. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice.

He threw a stone into the lake.

  1. A stone was thrown into the lake by him.

  2. A stone had been thrown by him into a lake

  3. Into the lake was a stone thrown by him

  4. A stone was thrown by him into the lake.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence is in the simple past tense. The passive form requires 'was/were' + past participle.