English Language

Active and Passive Voice

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Active and Passive Voice Questions

Multiple choice

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

Why do we not sing a song?

  1. Why is a song not sung by us?

  2. Why a song is not sung by us?

  3. Why is a song not being sung by us?

  4. Why don't a song sung by us?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of interrogative sentence in present simple tense. In interrogative sentences, auxiliary precedes the subject.

Multiple choice

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

Who is attending to him?

  1. By whom he is being attended to?

  2. By whom is he being attended to?

  3. By whom is he attended to?

  4. By whom he is attended to?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of interrogative sentence in present continuous tense. In interrogative sentences, auxiliary precedes the subject.

Multiple choice

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

A stone struck me on the head.

  1. I was struck by a stone on my head.

  2. My head was struck by a stone.

  3. I had been struck by a stone on the head.

  4. I was struck on the head by a stone.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Only option 4 best formulates the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

My uncle promised me a present.

  1. A present was promised by my uncle to me.

  2. I was promised a present by my uncle.

  3. I had been promised a present by my uncle.

  4. I was promised by my uncle a present.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Case of past simple tense. 'Promised' becomes 'was promised'. No need of 'to me' in otion 1. Option 4 does not put the subject-object at correct places.

Multiple choice

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

I know him.

  1. He is known by me.

  2. He was known to me.

  3. He knows by me.

  4. He is known to me.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Case of present simple tense. While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. 'Know' becomes 'is known to'.

Multiple choice

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

You must look into this matter.

  1. This matter must be looked by you.

  2. This matter must be looked by you into.

  3. This matter may be looked into by you.

  4. This matter must be looked into by you.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. 'Must look into' becomes 'must be looked into by'.

Multiple choice

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

I am not going to leave you.

  1. You are not going to be left by me.

  2. You are not going to be left out by me.

  3. You are not to be left by me.

  4. You are not being left by me.

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

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Voice relates only to the verb clause. 'Going to leave' becomes 'going to be left'. No need of 'out' (as used in option 2).

Multiple choice

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

I saw him leaving the house.

  1. He had been seen leaving the house.

  2. He was seen by me to be leaving the house.

  3. He was seen leaving the house.

  4. He was seen leaving the house by me.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb.

Multiple choice

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

You can take my name and address.

  1. My name and address could be taken by you.

  2. My name and address be taken by you.

  3. My name and address can be taken by you.

  4. My name and address can be taken.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb.

Multiple choice

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

It has overwhelmed me.

  1. I have been overwhelmed.

  2. I am overwhelmed by it.

  3. I have been overwhelmed by it.

  4. I have overwhelmed it.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. Passive voice of present tense takes present perfect tense. 'By it' refers to the object.

Multiple choice

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

Who can bell the cat?

  1. By whom the cat can be belled?

  2. By whom can the cat be belled?

  3. By whom can the bell be given to the cat?

  4. By whom can the cat be tied to the bell?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. 'Who' becomes 'by whom'. Case of interrogative sentence, so the verb should precede the subject.

Multiple choice

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

This pot contains milk

  1. Milk is contained in this pot

  2. Milk is contained by this pot

  3. Milk is contained in the pot

  4. Milk is in this pot
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice, we interchange the respective places of the subject and the object. In passive voice, we always use the third form of the verb with the helping verb. 'Milk' is contained 'in' a pot.