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.

No part of these ashes should be retained or preserved.

  1. Nobody should retain or preserve any part of these ashes.

  2. Nobody should retain or preserve these ashes.

  3. You cannot retain or preserve any part of these ashes.

  4. Anybody should preserve or retain no part of these ashes.

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 change is related only to the verb clause. Whenever, the object is anonymous, we prefer usage of 'nobody' in negative cases and 'anybody' in positive cases. 

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 elected president of the club.

  1. The club elected him president.

  2. The members of the club elected him president.

  3. The members elected him president of the club.

  4. They had him elected president of the club.

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. Voice change is related only to the verb clause. If subject is missing in the passive voice, we provide the same while changing the voice. 

Multiple choice

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

He pretends to know everything.

  1. It is pretended that he knows everything.

  2. Everything is pretended to be known by him.

  3. It is pretended by him that he knows everything.

  4. It is pretended by him that everything is known to him.

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. Voice change is related only to the verb clause. 

Multiple choice

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

Your case will be discussed tomorrow.

  1. People will have discussions on your case tomorrow.

  2. The committee will discuss your case tomorrow.

  3. He will discuss your case tomorrow.

  4. I shall discuss your case tomorrow.
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. Voice change is related only to the verb clause. If subject is missing in the passive voice, we provide the same while changing the voice.  

Multiple choice

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

I saw him conducting the rehearsal.

  1. He was seen by me conducting the rehearsal.

  2. I saw the rehearsal being conducted by him.

  3. He was seen by me to conduct the rehearsal.

  4. The rehearsal being conducted by him was seen by me.
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. Voice change is related only to the verb clause. The object 'conducting the rehearsal' becomes the subject in the passive voice. 

Multiple choice

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

He begged the teacher to forgive him.

  1. He begged the teacher that he might be forgiven.

  2. He begged the teacher that he may be forgiven.

  3. The teacher was begged by him for forgiveness.

  4. He begged forgiveness of the teacher.
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. Voice change is related only to the verb clause.  

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the voice of the following sentence.

They were having dinner when the power supply went off.

  1. Dinner was being had by them when the power supply went off.

  2. Dinner was been had by them when the power supply went off.

  3. Dinner was being had by they when the power supply went off.

  4. The power supply went off when dinner was being had by they.

  5. Dinner is being had by them when the power supply went off.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer.