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: 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.

Multiple choice

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

This book is selling like hot cakes.

  1. This book is sold like hot cakes.

  2. This book is being sold hot like cakes.

  3. This book is being sold like hot cakes.

  4. This book is hot cakes like sold.

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. 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 have finished my home task.

  1. My home task has finished by me.

  2. My home task has been finished by me.

  3. My task of home has been finished by me.

  4. My home task is finished by me.

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

The area has been entered by the lions.

  1. The lions have entered the area.

  2. The area has to be entered by the lions.

  3. The area has entered by the lions.

  4. The areas had been entered by the lions.
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. Some changes are made in the pronoun usage. Present perfect continuous tense changes into present perfect tense.

Multiple choice

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

Several four legged animals were observed by us.

  1. We observed several four legged animals.

  2. Several animals were observed by us who were four legged.

  3. Several animals who were four legged were observed by us.

  4. Several animals four legged were observed by us.
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 active voice, we always use the second form of the verb in case of past simple tense. Some changes are made in the pronoun usage.

Multiple choice

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

Your country has been betrayed by you.

  1. Your country has betrayed by you.

  2. Your country is betrayed by you.

  3. Your country has to be betrayed by you.

  4. You have betrayed your country.
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. Some changes are made in the pronoun usage. Present perfect continuous tense changes into present perfect tense.

Multiple choice

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

A little boiling pot was being pointed to by her.

  1. She was pointing to a little boiling pot.

  2. A little boiling pot was being pointed to by her.

  3. A little boiling pot being to by her.

  4. A little boiling pot was pointed being to by her.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Was being' means past continuous tense. 'Was pointing' is the correct replacement. Prepositions do not change.

Multiple choice

The company will be granted cash credit limit between Rs. 3 lacks to Rs. 5 lacks.

  1. The company will be granted cash credit limit between Rs. 3 lacks to Rs. 5 lacks.

  2. The company will be granted cash credit limit from Rs. 3 lacks and Rs. 5 lacks.

  3. The cash credit limit between Rs. 3 lacks to Rs. 5 lacks will be granted to the company.

  4. The cash credit limit from Rs. 3 lacks and Rs. 5 lacks will be granted to the company.

  5. The company will be granted cash credit limit between Rs. 3 lacks and Rs. 5 lacks.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Options (C) and (D) are not phrased correctly. 'Between' is always followed by 'and' and 'from' is followed by 'to', hence option (E) is correct.