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.

Do you notice a pungent smell of herbs?

  1. Is a pungent smell noticed by you of herbs?

  2. Is a pungent smell of herbs noticed by you?

  3. Has a pungent smell of herbs been noticed by you?

  4. Does a pungent smell of herbs come to your notice?
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. The question is in present simple, and we should use the same tense in passive. Option 2 has the best expression. 

Multiple choice

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

Open the door.

  1. Let the door open.

  2. Let the door be opened.

  3. The door should be opened.

  4. The door must be opened.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Case of imperative sentence (order). In such cases, we use 'let'. But, in passive voice we use the past pasrticiple form of the verb. Hence, option 1 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.

Someone gave her a bulldog.

  1. She was given a bulldog.

  2. A bulldog was given by her from someone.

  3. She has been given a bulldog by someone.

  4. She was given a bulldog by someone.
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.

Multiple choice

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

They charged him of murder.

  1. He was charged by them of murder.

  2. He was charged of murder.

  3. He was charged of murder by them.

  4. He was charged of the murder.
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. One is 'charged of' muder. 'They' changes to 'by them'. 

Multiple choice

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

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 even may help a lion.

  4. Even a little mouse might help a lion.
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. In active voice we can use any of the forms of the verb. Voice relates 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.

We consumed whatever we had in a day or two.

  1. Whatever we have had was consumed in a day or two.

  2. Whatever we did have was consumed in a day or two.

  3. Whatever we had was consumed in a day or two.

  4. Whatever was consumed we had in a day or two.
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 relates only to the verb clause.

Multiple choice

They made him tell them everything.

A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

  1. He made them tell him everything.

  2. He has made to tell them everything.

  3. He has been made to tell them everything.

  4. He was made to tell them everything.

  5. He was made to have told them everything.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The active verb 'made' becomes 'was made' in the passive.

Multiple choice

The opposition has criticized the government’s foreign policy.

A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

  1. The government was criticized by the opposition for its foreign policy.

  2. The government’s foreign policy has been criticized by the opposition.

  3. The government has criticized the opposition’s foreign policy.

  4. The government and its foreign policy are criticized by the opposition.

  5. The opposition criticized the government for its foreign policy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The active verb 'has/have criticized' will become 'has/have been criticized' in the passive voice.

Multiple choice

Directions: A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

He was considered a genius by Queen Victoria.

  1. Queen Victoria was considered him to be a genius.

  2. A genius was considered him by Queen Victoria.

  3. He was being considered a genius by Queen Victoria.

  4. A genius considered him by Queen Victoria.

  5. Queen Victoria considered him a genius.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The passive verb 'was considered' becomes 'considered' in the active voice.

Multiple choice

Has anybody solved your problem?

A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

  1. Your problem has been solved?

  2. Has your problem been solved?

  3. Anybody has solved your problem?

  4. Have you solved your problem?

  5. Your problem solved by anybody?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. 'Has solved' would become 'has been solved' in the passive voice.

Multiple choice

We must not take anything that does not belong to us.

A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

  1. Anything that is not belonged to us must not be taken by us.

  2. Anything that does not belong to us is not taken by us.

  3. Anything that does not belong to us must not be taken by us.

  4. Anything is not taken by us that does not belong to us.

  5. Anything that is not taken by us does not belong to us.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The active verb 'must not take' becomes 'must not be taken' in the passive voice. Let's analyze the original sentence.Subject - we; verb - must not take; object - anything that does not belong to us.When we change an active sentence into a passive sentence, the object of the active verb will become the subject of the passive verb. In this case, the object includes the clause 'that does not belong to us'. However, it does not undergo any change in the passive voice. Only the active verb of the main clause changes in the passive voice.

Multiple choice

They think Allwyn to be dangerous.

A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

  1. Allwyn is thought to be dangerous.

  2. Allwyn has thought to be dangerous.

  3. Allwyn is being thought to be dangerous.

  4. Allwyn is thought to be dangerous to them.

  5. Allwyn has been thought to be dangerous.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. Many verbs are followed by object + infinitive. When we change these structures into the passive, the infinitive does not undergo any change.

Multiple choice

They suggested us a meeting place.

A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

  1. We were being suggested a meeting place.

  2. A meeting place was suggested to us.

  3. We have been suggested a meeting place.

  4. A meeting place is suggested to us.

  5. A meeting place had been suggested to us.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. 'Suggested' becomes 'was/were suggested' in the passive voice. The sentence 'We were suggested a meeting place' is also grammatically correct.

Multiple choice

DIrections: A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

We cannot achieve success without hard work.

  1. Success cannot be achieved without hard work.

  2. Success cannot have been achieved without hard work.

  3. Success cannot have been achieved by us without hard work.

  4. Success cannot achieve without hard work.

  5. Success cannot have achieved without hard work.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The active verb ‘cannot achieve’ becomes ‘cannot be achieved’ in the passive voice. The agent (the person who performs the action) can be omitted in the passive voice.

Multiple choice

My father gave me this watch.

A sentence has been given in active/passive voice. Out of the four suggested alternatives, select the one which expresses the same sentence in passive/active voice.

  1. This watch was given to me by my father.

  2. This watch had given to me by my father.

  3. This watch had been given to me by my father.

  4. I had been given this watch by my father.

  5. I am given this watch by my father.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. The active verb ‘gave’ becomes ‘was/were given’ in the passive voice.