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: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

She was ironing the clothes in her room.

  1. Her room was being ironed the clothes by her.

  2. The clothes was being ironed by her in her room.

  3. The clothes were being ironed by her in her room.

  4. The clothes are being ironed by her in her room.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange their placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of past continuous tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' + being + 'third form of the verb'. 'Clothes', being a plural noun, needs to be followed by a plural auxiliary (i.e. were). Hence, option 3.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

We must get those civilities back.

  1. Those civilities must be got back by us.

  2. Those civilities should be got back by us.

  3. Those civilities are got back by us.

  4. Those civilities are get back by us.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange their placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of present indefinite. In such cases, we use the same modal + third form of the verb. Hence, option 1.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

Was he writing a letter?

  1. Is he write a letter?

  2. Was a letter being written by him?

  3. Was he being writing a letter?

  4. Is he being wrote a letter?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange their placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of past continuous tense. In such cases, we use 'was/were' + being + 'third fom of the verb' (in passive cases). Hence, option 2.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

Who had rung the bell?

  1. Who had been rung the bell?

  2. By whom the bell had been rung?

  3. By whom had the bell been rung?

  4. By whom has the bell been rung?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange their placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of past perfect tense, and its passive is in past perfect continuous tense. Here, 'who' becomes 'whom', and auxiliary 'had' should precede the verb. Hence, option 3.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

The Romans expected to conquer Carthage.

  1. Carthage was expected to be conquered by the Romans.

  2. The Roman were expected to conquer Carthage.

  3. It was expected by the Romans that they would conquer Carthage.

  4. The Romans expected to have conquered Carthage.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange thier placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of past indefinite. In such cases, we use 'was/were' + third form of the verb'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

My uncle promised me a present.

  1. A present was promised by my uncle to me.

  2. I was promised a present by my uncle.

  3. I had been promised a present by my uncle.

  4. I was promised by my uncle a present.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange their placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of past indefinite. In such cases, we use 'was/were' + 'third form of the verb'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

A stone struck me on the head.

  1. I was struck by a stone on the head.

  2. My head was stuck by a stone.

  3. I had been struck by a stone on the head.

  4. I was struck on the head by a stone.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange their placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of past indefinite. In such cases, we use 'was/were' + 'third form of the verb'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

Darjeeling grows tea.

  1. Tea grows in Darjeeling.

  2. Tea is grown in Darjeeling.

  3. Let the tea be grown in Darjeeling.

  4. Tea is being grown in Darjeeling.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange thier placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of present indefinite. In such cases, we use auxilary 'is/are' + 'third form of the verb'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

Please help me.

  1. You were requested to help me.

  2. You are being requested to help me.

  3. You are requested to help me.

  4. You have been requested to help me.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In this case, the subject 'you' is missing, and we are supposed to introduce it.Usage of 'please' in the sentence shows that this is case of request. Moreover, this sentence is a case of present indefinite, and in such cases we use auxilary 'is/are' + 'third form of the verb'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

I know him.

  1. He is known by me.

  2. He was known to me.

  3. He has been known by me.

  4. He is known to me.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange thier placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of present indefinite. In such cases, we use auxilary 'is/are' + 'third form of the verb'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

The clown was being laughed at by them.

  1. They were laughing at the clown.

  2. They were laughing on the clown.

  3. They were laughed at the clown.

  4. The clown was laughed at by them.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Was being' shows that this is a case of past continuous tense. Them' (object) becomes 'they' (subject). Prepositional error in option 2, verb form error in optiojn 3, and voice form error in option 4. Hence, option 1.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

A lion may be helped even by a little mouse.

  1. A little mouse may even help a lion.

  2. Even a little mouse may help a lion.

  3. A little mouse can even help a lion.

  4. Even a little mouse ought to help a lion.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange thier placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of present indefinite. In such cases, we use the same modal + third form of the verb. Hence, option 2.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

The noise of the traffic kept me awake.

  1. I remained awake by the noise of the traffic.

  2. I was kept awaking by the noise of the traffic.

  3. I was kept awake by the noise of the traffic.

  4. The traffic kept me awake by the noise.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange thier placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of past indefinite. In such cases, we use auxilary 'was/were' + 'third form of the verb'. Hence, option 3.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose an appropriate passive sentence for the given sentence.

Why do you waste time?

  1. Why is time wasted by you?

  2. Why is time been wasted by you?

  3. Why has time been wasted by you?

  4. Why is time being wasted by you?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The subject of active voice becomes the object in passive voice and vice-versa. Moreover, the subject and the object interchange thier placements in the sentence in active and passive voices. Case of present indefinite. In an interrogative case, auxilary precedes the subject.