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.

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 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.

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

She chose four girls to help carry the things.

  1. Four girls were chosen by her to help carry the things.

  2. Four girls chosen by her were to help carry the things.

  3. Four girls were chosen to help carry the things by her.

  4. Four girls chose to help carry the things for her.
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 verb with the helping verb. This is a case of past simple tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of 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.

His daughter prevented the priests from approaching him.

  1. The priests were prevented by his daughter from approaching him.

  2. The priests were prevented from being approached by his daughter.

  3. He was prevented by his daughter from being approached by the priests.

  4. He was prevented from being approached by the priests by his daughter.
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. It is a case of simple past tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of 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.

The conductor took another turn on the pavement.

  1. Another turn on the pavement was taken by the conductor.

  2. Another turn by the conductor on the pavement was taken.

  3. Another turn was taken by the conductor on the pavement.

  4. On the pavement was another turn taken by the conductor.
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 verb with the helping verb. It is a case of simple past tense. In this tense, we use the third form of verb with 'was/were' (in passive voice).  So, option 3 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

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

The wicked old lady has just thrown the young one into the sea.

  1. The young one has just been thrown into the sea by the wicked old lady.

  2. The young one just has been thrown into the sea by the wicked old lady.

  3. The young one has been thrown into the sea by the wicked old lady.

  4. The young one has been just thrown into the sea by the wicked old lady.
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 verb with the helping verb. Passive voice of present perfect takes passive perfect continuous tense. Modifier 'just' needs to be placed betweeen 'has' and 'been'.  

Multiple choice

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

Then they tested the strength of the germ.

  1. The strength of the germs was tested by them then.

  2. The germs strength was tested by them then.

  3. The strength of the germs was tested by them.

  4. The strength of the germ was then tested by them.
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 verb with the helping verb. This is a case of past simple tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of verb in passive voice in this tense. Modifier 'then' is correctly placed in option 4.  

Multiple choice

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

A man in the surging crowd heard his cry.

  1. His cry in the surging crowd was heard by a man.

  2. His cry was heard by a man in the surging crowd.

  3. His cry was heard in the surging crowd by a man.

  4. The man's cry was heard by him in the surging crowd.
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 verb with the helping verb. This is the case of past simple tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of verb in passive voice in this tense. Option 2 best formulates the sentence in order.

Multiple choice

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

He surreptitiously slipped the card into his pocket.

  1. The card was slipped surreptitiously in his pocket by him.

  2. The card was surreptitiously slipped into his pocket by him.

  3. The card was slipped into his pocket by him surreptitiously.

  4. The card surreptitiously was slipped into his pocket.
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 verb with the helping verb. This is a case of past simple tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of verb in passive voice in this tense. 

Multiple choice

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

The lift man was brooding over the insult.

  1. The insult was being brooded over by the liftman.

  2. The insult was brooded over by the liftman.

  3. The insult by the liftman was being brooded over.

  4. Brooding over the insult was being done by the liftman.
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 verb with the helping verb. This is a case of present continuous tense. We use 'was/were + with' the third form of verb in passive voice in this tense. 

Multiple choice

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

His visit could not be kept a secret.

  1. We could not keep his visit a secret.

  2. I could not keep his visit a secret.

  3. You not keep his visit a secret.

  4. He could not keep his visit a secret.
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. Case of past simple tense. If the subject is missing in passive voice, we provide the same while changing the voice. Modal remains unchanged.

Multiple choice

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

They say hope sustains life.

  1. It is said hope sustains life.

  2. It is said that hope sustains life.

  3. It is said by them that hope sustains life.

  4. It is said that hopes sustain life.
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 present simple tense. In such cases, we use the third form of the verb with 'is/am/are'. Subject 'they' has been refered to generally. No need to take it in passive voice.

Multiple choice

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

Why was he not obeying your orders?

  1. Why were your orders not being obeyed by him?

  2. Were your orders not being obeyed by him?

  3. Why were your orders not being obeyed?

  4. Why was your order not being obeyed by him?
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 past simple tense. We use 'was/were' with the third form of the verb in passive voice in this tense.