English Language

Sentence Transformation

697 Questions

Sentence transformation questions evaluate grammatical accuracy in converting sentences between active and passive voice, as well as direct and indirect speech. The focus lies on altering sentence structures without changing the original meaning while maintaining correct tense and verb forms. This is a highly weighted English language topic in SSC and banking exams.

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Sentence Transformation Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge

Trying to keep her balance on the icy surface, the last competitor's ski-tip caught the pole and somersaulted into the soft snow.

  1. the last competitor's ski-tip caught the pole and somersaulted into the soft snow.

  2. the ski-tip of the last competitor caught the pole and somersaulted in the soft snow.

  3. the last competitor caught the pole with the tip of her ski, and somersaulted into the soft snow.

  4. the last competitor caught the pole with her ski-tip, which made her somersault into the soft snow.

  5. the last competitor somersaulted into the soft snow when the tip of her ski was caught by the pole.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence has a dangling modifier - it grammatically suggests the ski-tip somersaulted, not the person. Option C correctly makes 'the last competitor' the subject who both caught the pole and somersaulted.

Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles
  1. It has been established that P : Einstein was Q : although a great scientist R : weak in arithmetic S : right from his school days

  1. SRPQ

  2. QPRS

  3. QPSR

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

The correct sentence arrangement is: 'Although a great scientist (Q), Einstein was weak in arithmetic (R) right from his school days (S).' The completed clause is 'It has been established that (P).' QPRS creates the coherent sentence: 'It has been established that although a great scientist, Einstein was weak in arithmetic right from his school days.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

“Dreaming is good for babies as it leads to the development and functioning of the infant's mind.” The above sentence can be phrased as:

  1. For the babies, dreaming may be seen as a good way of exercising the mind and stimulating it.

  2. To many babies, it seems they are thinking while dreaming

  3. Sleep and dream are equally important for the infant's mental development.

  4. Babies extensively use their mind especially while dreaming
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence states that dreaming benefits babies by developing their infant minds. Option A correctly preserves this meaning by stating dreaming 'may be seen as a good way of exercising the mind and stimulating it.' Options B, C, and D either change the focus (thinking vs. development), introduce irrelevant concepts (sleep equality), or misrepresent the relationship (extensive use vs. developmental benefit).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

In ancient times, Nubia was the principal corridor where there were cultural influences transmitted between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

  1. A. where there were cultural influences transmitted

  2. B. through which cultural influences were transmitted

  3. C. where there was a transmission of cultural influences

  4. D. for the transmitting of cultural influences

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

When describing a corridor or path that something travels through, "through which" is the grammatically correct choice. "Where there were" is wordy and less precise for directional transmission.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

In ancient times, Nubia was the principal corridor where there were cultural influences transmitted between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

  1. A. where there were cultural influences transmitted

  2. B. through which cultural influences were transmitted

  3. C. where there was a transmission of cultural influences

  4. D. for the transmitting of cultural influences

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

The question asks for the correct preposition and structure to describe a corridor for transmission. 'Where' typically indicates location, but for a corridor or passage that things move through, 'through which' is more precise. 'Through which cultural influences were transmitted' correctly shows that influences passed FROM Black Africa TO the Mediterranean basin via Nubia. 'Where' options suggest static location rather than a passage between two points, and 'for the transmitting' is unnecessarily wordy and awkward.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Today, because of improvements in agricultural technology, the same amount of acreage produces double the apples that it has in 1910.

  1. double the apples that it has

  2. twice as many apples as it did

  3. as much as twice the apples it has

  4. two times as many apples as there were

  5. a doubling of the apples that it did
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct comparative structure is 'twice as many...as' with tense matching. Since 1910 is in the past, we use 'did' (past tense), not 'has' (present perfect). 'Double the apples that it has' is incorrect because 'has' doesn't agree with the past timeframe and the structure 'double that it has' is non-standard.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Gall’s hypothesis of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today.

  1. of there being different mental functions

  2. of different mental functions that are localized in

  3. that different mental functions are localized in

  4. which is that there are different mental functions

  5. which is widely accepted today is that there are
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A hypothesis is properly introduced with 'that' followed by a clause. 'Gall's hypothesis of there being' is wordy and incorrect. Option C correctly uses 'that different mental functions are localized' - the clause structure that makes the hypothesis clear and grammatically standard.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Today, because of improvements in agricultural technology, the same amount of acreage produces double the apples that it has in 1910.

  1. a doubling of the apples that it did

  2. twice as many apples as it did

  3. as much as twice the apples it has

  4. two times as many apples as there were
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When comparing quantities of countable nouns like 'apples', 'twice as many as' is the correct idiomatic expression. 'Double the apples' is less formal, and 'as much as' is used for uncountable quantities. 'Did' correctly provides the past tense comparison to 1910.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

Gall’s hypothesis of there being different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today.

  1. which is widely accepted today is that there are different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain

  2. of different mental functions that are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today

  3. that different mental functions are localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today

  4. which is that there are different mental functions localized in different parts of the brain is widely accepted today
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The noun 'hypothesis' is most idiomatically followed by a 'that' clause (appositive clause) to explain the content of the hypothesis. 'Of there being' is wordy and unidiomatic in formal English. The correct option provides a clear, direct statement of the theory.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

The Olympic Games helped to keep peace among the pugnacious states of the Greek world in that a sacred truce was proclaimed during the festival’s month.

  1. world, proclaiming a sacred truce during the festival’s month

  2. world when they proclaimed a sacred truce for the festival month

  3. world, for a sacred truce was proclaimed during the month of the festival

  4. world by proclamation of a sacred truce that was for the month of the festival
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The conjunction 'for' is used here as a synonym for 'because' to explain why the games helped keep peace. This choice is more concise and stylistically superior to 'in that' or 'by proclamation of', which are wordy or awkward.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence:They had finished the preparations by the time the delegates arrived.

  1. The preparations had been finished by the time the delegates arrived.

  2. The preparations were finished by the time the delegates arrived.

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence uses past perfect tense 'had finished'. In passive voice, the object becomes the subject and we use 'had been' + past participle. 'The preparations had been finished' correctly transforms the sentence while maintaining the past perfect tense structure.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Choose the appropriate passive voice for the following sentence: The students will finish the course by April.

  1. The course will be finished by April.

  2. The course would be finished by April

  3. Both of the above

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The original sentence uses 'will finish' (future simple). In passive voice, 'will finish' becomes 'will be finished'. Option A correctly transforms the sentence. Option B incorrectly uses 'would' which changes the meaning to conditional rather than future.

Multiple choice softskills communication

The almost-----embracing of western thoughts by scholars of religion,moving away from the people,has robbed religion of it's------.

  1. hazardous....growth

  2. reckless....development

  3. desperate....vitality

  4. capricious....exuberance
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence suggests scholars' uncritical acceptance of western thought has harmed religion. 'Desperate embracing' conveys urgency without positive alternatives. 'Vitality' as what was robbed makes sense - religion lost its life force. Options A and B suggest 'growth' and 'development' were robbed, which is illogical.

Multiple choice softskills communication

In the questions below the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. After driving professor Kumar to the museum she dropped him at his hotel.

  1. After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel.

  2. Professor Kumar was being driven dropped at his hotel.

  3. After she had driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.

  4. After she was driven Professor Kumar to the museum she had dropped him at his hotel.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct passive voice transformation is 'After being driven to the museum, Professor Kumar was dropped at his hotel.' This maintains the logical sequence and uses proper passive construction. Option B is grammatically incomplete, C incorrectly shifts to past perfect, and D has incorrect subject-verb agreement in the first clause.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Darjeeling grows tea.

  1. Tea is being grown in Darjeeling.

  2. Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling.

  3. Tea is grown in Darjeeling.

  4. Tea grows in Darjeeling.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The active sentence 'Darjeeling grows tea' becomes 'Tea is grown in Darjeeling' in passive voice. Option A uses 'is being grown' (continuous passive) which is not appropriate. Option D uses active voice 'grows' but changes the subject to Tea, which is grammatically incorrect because tea cannot perform the action of growing itself in this context.