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.

I must share my joys and sorrows.

  1. Must my joys and sorrows be shared by us.

  2. Joys and sorrows must be shared by me.

  3. My joys and sorrows must be shared by me.

  4. My joys and sorrows must be shared.
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 which best converts the given sentence into passive or active voice.

He was joined by two more constables.

  1. Two more constables had joined him.

  2. Two more constables joined him.

  3. Two more constables did join him.

  4. Two more constable were joined with him.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice of a sentence, we interchange the respective positions of the subject and the object. It is a case of past indefinite tense. In active voice, we use only the second form of the verb in the past indefinte tense.

Multiple choice

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

We shall be received kindly by them.

  1. They will receive us kindly.

  2. They would receive us kindly.

  3. They shall receive us kindly.

  4. They will kindly receive us.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective positions of the subject and the object. Pronoun 'they' takes 'will' in case of future tense. Error of modifier in the fourth option.

Multiple choice

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

Your behavior displeased me.

  1. I was displeased by your behavior.

  2. I was displeased at your behavior.

  3. I was displeased with your behavior.

  4. I was displeased with the behavior that you gave me.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

While changing the voice of a sentence from active to passive, we interchange the respective positions of the subject and the object.  Moreover, we use the past participle form of the verb. The object in passive voice is generally preceded by 'by'.

Multiple choice

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

The boys were playing a football match.

  1. A football match was being played by the boys.

  2. Playing a football match was being done by the boys.

  3. Being played a football match by the boys.

  4. A football match by the boys was being played.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of present continuous tense. We use 'is/are + being' with the third form of the verb in passive voice in this tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence that changes the voice of the following sentence.

People speak English all over the world.

  1. English is spoken all over the world.

  2. All over the world, people speak English.

  3. English is spoken by the people all over the world.

  4. English was spoken all over the world.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence in active voice contains an indefinite or vague pronoun as subject, i.e. people. In such cases, the agent with ‘by’ is usually avoided. The verb in active sentence is in simple present. It changes into ‘is/am/are + v3’ (v3 – past participle).

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence that changes the voice of the following sentence.

Give the order.

  1. The order is given.

  2. The order must be given.

  3. Let the order be given.

  4. Let them give the order.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The given active sentence is an imperative sentence with transitive verb. Hence, ‘Let’ has to be added to the subject of passive voice. As orders will always be in simple present, only ‘be + v3’ is used in passive voice.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence that changes the voice of the following sentence.

They asked my name.

  1. My name is asked.

  2. My name was asked.

  3. My name is asked by them.

  4. My name has been asked by them.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence in active voice contains an indefinite or vague pronoun as subject, i.e. they. In such case, the agent with ‘by’ is usually avoided. The verb in active sentence is in simple past. It changes into ‘was/were + v3’ (v3 – past participle).

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence(s) that change(s) the voice of the following sentence. She gave me a pen. (i) I was given a pen by her. (ii) A pen was given to me by her.

  1. Both 'i' and 'ii'

  2. Only 'i' but not 'ii'

  3. only 'ii' but not 'i'

  4. neither 'i' nor 'ii'
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When the verb in the active voice takes two objects, the direct and indirect objects, object may become the subject of the passive voice. Hence, both the sentences can be passive of the given sentence.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence that changes the voice of the following sentence.

All desire wealth and some acquire it.

  1. Wealth is desired and is acquired.

  2. Wealth is desired by all and is acquired by some.

  3. Wealth desired by all and is acquired by some.

  4. Wealth desired by all and acquired by some.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The compound sentence should be given its individual object for both the sentences. But, as the subject is common, it can be omitted in the second sentence. As the tense form is simple present, the passive form should be is/am/are + v3.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the sentence that changes the voice of the following sentence.

The door is being knocked.

  1. Someone is knocking the door.

  2. Someone is being knocked the door.

  3. The door is knocked by someone.

  4. Someone knocked the door.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The active voice for this passive voice sentence should be in present continuous. The verb form 'is +v1 + ing' (A.V.) changes into 'is/am/are+ being + v3' (P.V.). As the subject is indefinite pronoun, it is omitted in passive. It should be present in active voice of the sentence.