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: Select the one which best expresses the same in passive or active voice.

Please listen to him.

  1. You are requested to listen.

  2. You are requested to be listened.

  3. You are requested to listen to him.

  4. You are requested only to listen.

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. Some changes are made in the pronoun usage.  Sometimes we need to provide the missing subject/object. Here, option 2 and 4 are incorrect. Object 'him' is missing in option 1. Hence, option 3. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the same in passive or active voice.

It is time for the shop to be closed.

  1. It is time for closing the shop.

  2. It is time to close the shop.

  3. It is time for the shop to be closed.

  4. It is right time for the shop to be closed.

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

In the sentences where we do not have two subjects but one subject and one verb, we interchange their respective places. Option 2 does the same.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the same in passive or active voice.

She has seen through your trick.

  1. Your trick has seen through by her.

  2. Your trick has been seen through by her.

  3. Your trick is seen through by her.

  4. Your trick has through been seen by her.

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. Some changes are made in the pronoun usage. Present perfect tense changes into present perfect continuous. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the same in passive or active voice.

Let them play the match.

  1. Let the match played by them.

  2. Let the match be played by them.

  3. They should play the match.

  4. They must play the match.
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. 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. 'Let' always takes 'be'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the same in passive or active voice:

The department might spare him.

  1. He will be spared by the department.

  2. He can be spared by the department.

  3. He might be spared by the department.

  4. He would be spared by the department.

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. Modals do not change.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the same in passive or active voice.

You may have to give him up.

  1. He can have to be given up by you.

  2. He may have to be given up by you.

  3. He may to be up given by you.

  4. He will have to be given up by you.
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.'To give up' becomes 'to be given up'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the one which best expresses the same in passive or active voice.

Ramu dare not disobey me.

  1. I dare not be disobeyed by Ramu.

  2. I not dare be disobeyed by Ramu.

  3. Ramu cannot dare to disobey me.

  4. I dare not Ramu to disobey me.

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. Modals do not change.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that converts the sentence given below from active voice to passive voice.

I am writing a letter.

  1. A letter is being written by me.

  2. A letter is being write by me.

  3. A letter is been written by me.

  4. A letter is being write up by me.
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. In passive voice, present continuous takes 'being'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that converts the sentence given below from active voice to passive voice.

I like playing hockey.

  1. To play hockey is liked by me.

  2. Playing hockey is liked by me.

  3. To playing hockey is liked by me.

  4. To play hockey is like by him.
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.