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: Change the given sentence into an indirect sentence.

They said, “We will come next Friday.”

  1. They said that we will come next Friday.

  2. They said that they will come next Friday.

  3. They said that they will have come next Friday.

  4. They said that they would come next Friday.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'We' will be changed to ‘they’ as per subject and ‘will’ will be changed to ‘would’. Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given sentence into an indirect sentence.

Mark said, “I have an expensive car.”

  1. Mark said that I has an expensive car.

  2. Mark said that he have an expensive car.

  3. Mark said that he had an expensive car.

  4. Mark said that I had an expensive car.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

After inverted comma 'I'  will be changed to 'he' as per subject and 'have' will be changed to 'had'. Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given sentence into an indirect sentence.

His brother said to her, “I am feeling cold.”

  1. His brother told her that he was feeling cold.

  2. His brother said her that she was feeling cold.

  3. His brother told her that he is feeling cold.

  4. His brother told to her that he has felt cold.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech 'said to' is changed to 'told'. 'I' will be changed to 'he' as per subject and present continuous will be changed to past continuous. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given sentence into an indirect sentence.

Emily said, “My father is a doctor.”

  1. Emily said that her father was a doctor.

  2. Emily said that my father is a doctor.

  3. Emily said that my father was a doctor.

  4. Emily said that her father were a doctor.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech, 'my' will be changed to 'her' as per subject and simple present will be changed to simple past. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

The students said to the teacher, “We need your guidance in solving these sums.”

  1. The students said to the teacher that they needed their guidance in solving those sums.

  2. The students asked to the teacher that they needed her guidance in solving those sums.

  3. The students told the teacher that they needed her guidance in solving those sums.

  4. The students told the teacher that they needed their guidance in solving those sums.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Reporting verb is in past tense, so the reported speech will change into simple past tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

She said, “Shall I visit the newly opened departmental store?”

  1. She asked if she should visit the newly opened departmental store.

  2. She asked if she would visited the newly opened departmental store?

  3. She said if she would visit the newly opened departmental store.

  4. She asked if she would visit the newly opened departmental store?

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In this an interrogative sentence, 'said' is converted into 'asked', inverted commas into ‘if/whether’ and ‘I shall' into 'she should'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

Ravi said to me, “Please accompany me to the nearest bus stand.”

  1. Ravi told me to accompany me to the nearest bus stand.

  2. Ravi asked me to accompany me to the nearest bus stand.

  3. Ravi requested me to accompany him to the nearest bus stand.

  4. Ravi said that I should accompany her to the nearest bus stand.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of imperative sentence: 'said to’ converts into 'requested' and inverted commas into 'to'.

Multiple choice

The wall had been ....... with slogans.

  1. dedicated

  2. defused

  3. degenerated

  4. defaced

  5. deduced
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To deface means to damage, spoil, or disfigure the surface of something. The wall's appearance was ruined by having slogans written on it.

Multiple choice

The march ........... into a riot.

  1. dedicated

  2. defused

  3. degenerated

  4. defaced

  5. deduced
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To degenerate means to decline or deteriorate into a worse state. The peaceful march deteriorated and became a violent riot.

Multiple choice

He ....... the people who treated him so badly.

  1. deletes

  2. deliberates

  3. depicts

  4. deserts

  5. despises
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

To despise means to feel contempt or deep hatred toward someone. He feels hatred toward the people who treated him badly.

Multiple choice

A soldier who ......... his post in times of war is punished severely.

  1. deletes

  2. deliberates

  3. depicts

  4. deserts

  5. despises
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is 'deserts', which means to abandon or leave without permission, especially in a military context. A soldier who deserts their post commits a serious offense. Don't confuse this with 'desserts' (sweet foods - same spelling, different meaning).

Multiple choice

Her article brilliantly ......... his whole argument.

  1. denotes

  2. demolishes

  3. deplores

  4. derives

  5. deigns
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer is 'demolishes', which means to completely destroy or defeat an argument. In context, her article effectively destroyed his entire argument. 'Denotes' means to indicate or represent, 'deplores' means to strongly disapprove, 'derives' means to obtain, and 'deigns' means to condescend.