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 the correct passive form of 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

Case of present indefinite. In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. Prepositional error in option 1, auxilary usage error in options 2 & 3. Thus, option 4.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Why are you not listening to me?

  1. Why I am not being listened to by you?

  2. Why am I not being listened to by you?

  3. Why I am not listened to by you?

  4. Why was I not listened to by you?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. This is an interrogative case. In such cases,  'subject' is preceded by 'auxilary'. Subject 'I' takes auxilary 'am'. Hence, option 2.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Who is creating this mess?

  1. Who has created this mess?

  2. By whom has this mess been created?

  3. By whom this mess is being created?

  4. By whom is this mess being created?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Case of present continuous. In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. In such cases we use auxilry 'is/are' + being + third form of the verb.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Who teaches you English?

  1. By whom were you taught English?

  2. By whom are you taught English?

  3. English is taught by whom?

  4. By whom will you be taught English?
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. This is an interrogative case. In such cases,  'subject' is preceded by 'auxilary'. This is a case of present tense. So, auxilary 'are' is to be used with subject 'you'. Hence, option 2.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Why do you waste time?

  1. Why is time wasted by you?

  2. Why is time being wasted by you?

  3. Why has time been wasted by you?

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

In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. This is an interrogative case. In such cases,  'subject' is preceded by 'auxilary'. 'Time' (being a singular subject, that too in present tense) needs auxilary 'is'. Option 2 is rejected as it is not the case of continuous tense. Hence, option 1.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

People claim to have seen the suspect in several cities.

  1. The suspect is being seen in several cities.

  2. The suspect has been the people in several cities.

  3. The suspect is claimed to have been seen by people in several cities.

  4. The suspect was seen by people in several cities
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. Passive voice of present perfect is present perfect continuous tense. Hence, option 3.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

You will have finished this work by tomorrow.

  1. This work will have been finished tomorrow

  2. This work will be finished by tomorrow.

  3. This work will finished tomorrow.

  4. This work will have been finished by you by tomorrow.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. Passive voice of future perfect is future perfect continuous.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct passive form of the given sentence.

Somebody told me that there had been an explosion in the Town Hall.

  1. I was told by somebody about the explosion in the Town Hall.

  2. I was told about the explosion in the Town Hall.

  3. I was informed that there was an explosion in the Town Hall.

  4. I was told by somebody that there had been an explosion in Town Hall.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  Active voice: told me

Passaive voice: I was told

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

My friend said to me, “Where do you go daily?” My friend :

  1. asked me where I went daily

  2. said to me that where I went daily

  3. told me that where I went daily

  4. asked me that where I go daily
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech for WH-questions, the reporting verb said to becomes asked and the question word where acts as the connector. The sentence is converted from a question to a statement, and the present simple do you go shifts to the past simple went.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence in indirect narration.

The teacher said to me, “Have you read this book?” The teacher :

  1. told to me that had I read this book

  2. said to me that had I read this book

  3. asked me if I had read that book

  4. told me that I had read that book
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For Yes/No questions, the reporting verb is changed to asked and the connector if or whether is introduced. The present perfect tense have you read is shifted to the past perfect had read, and the demonstrative this becomes that.