English Language

Sentence Transformation

558 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.

Active and passive voiceDirect and indirect speechNarration changeTense consistencyVerb form transformation

Sentence Transformation Questions

Multiple choice

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

He is arranging to deliver lectures on social evils.

  1. Lectures on social evils are being arranged for delivery by him.

  2. Lectures on social evils are being arranged to be delivered by him.

  3. Lectures are being arranged for delivery by him on social evils.

  4. Lectures are being arranged to be delivered on social evils by him
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 

Multiple choice

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

Another described him as a self educated master of destruction.

  1. He was described as a self educated master of destruction by another.

  2. He was described as a self educated master of destruction.

  3. He was described as self educated master of destruction by another.

  4. He got described by another as a self educated master of destruction.
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 past simple tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb in passive voice in this tense. 

Multiple choice

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

We do not sing songs because we hesitate a lot.

  1. Songs are not sung by us because we hesitate a lot.

  2. Songs are not sung by us because of our hesitation.

  3. Songs are not sung by us because of a lot of hesitation on our part.

  4. Songs are not sung by us because of a lot of hesitation.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Option 3 is correct.

Multiple choice

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

You cannot gather grapes from thistles.

  1. Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles.

  2. Grapes are not gathered from thistles.

  3. Grapes cannot be gathered from thistles by you.

  4. Grapes are not to be gathered from thistles.
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 present simple tense. Modal remains unchanged. This being a general statement, object 'you' is not required after changing the voice.  

Multiple choice

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

They build their houses almost on the edge of the hot pools.

  1. Their houses were built by them almost on the edge of the hot pools.

  2. Their houses are built by them almost on the edge of the hot pools.

  3. Their houses are built almost on the edge of the hot pools by them.

  4. Their houses are built on almost the edge of the hot pools by them.
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. 

Multiple choice

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

The patrol heaved a sigh of relief as it took off again.

  1. A sigh of relief was heaved by the patrol as it took off again.

  2. As it took off again a sigh of relief by the patrol was heaved.

  3. A sigh of relief got heaved by the patrol as it took off again.

  4. A sigh of relief was heaved as the patrol took off again.
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 past simple tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb in passive voice in this tense.

Multiple choice

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

They are building a house next door to our school.

  1. Next door to our school a house is built by them.

  2. Next door to our school is being built a house by them.

  3. A house next door to our school is being built by them.

  4. A house is being built by them next door to our school.
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. 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: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

She said, “I don't like coffee”.

  1. She said she did not like coffee.

  2. She said that she did not like coffee.

  3. She said that I don't like coffee.

  4. She said that she had not liked coffee.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In an indirect speech, after inverted comma, 'I' is changed into 'she' or 'he' as per the subject and present simple tense is changed into past simple tense. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

He said to me, “He has a beautiful car”.

  1. He told me that he had a beautiful car.

  2. He said to me that he has a beautiful car.

  3. He told me that I have a beautiful car.

  4. He said to me that he have a beautiful car.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In an indirect speech, 'said to me' is changed into 'told me' and present tense is changed into past tense. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

She said to me, “I have an expensive diamond set.”

  1. She told me that I had an expensive diamond set.

  2. She tells me that she has an expensive diamond set.

  3. She told me that she had an expensive diamond set.

  4. She told me she has an expensive diamond set.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'I' is changed to third person in indirect speech according the subject. 'Has' changes to 'had'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

The manager said to Roy, “Have you finished your assignment?”

  1. The manager said to Roy whether he had finished his assignment.

  2. The manager asked Roy have you finished your assignment.

  3. The manager asked Roy whether he had finished his assignment.

  4. The manager asked Roy if he has finished his assignment.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In interrogative sentence reported verb is changed into asked, questioned, inquired etc. If/whether is used to link the questions. Statement is changed from interrogative to declarative.