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

Dragon flies can see moving insects, with its compound eyes, approximately 18 feet away.

  1. Dragon flies can see moving in sects, with its compound eyes, approximately 18 feet away

  2. Approximately 18 feet away, dragonflies can see moving insects with their compound eyes.

  3. Moving insects can be seen with the dragonflies compound eyes approximately 18 feet away.

  4. With their compound eyes, dragon flies can see moving insects from distance of 18 feet.

  5. With its compound eyes, dragon flies can see moving insects at a distance of 18 feet away.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence has a wrong phrasing, and an incorrect subject verb placement, options (B) and (E) change the extra meaning of the sentence, hence (D) is correct.

Multiple choice

Natural gas is the main feed stock for fertilizer industry, the price of Natural gas supplied to fertilizer industry does not seem to reflect its true cost.

  1. Natural gas is the main feed stock for fertilizer industry and its supply price does not seem to reflect its true cost.

  2. Natural gas is the main feed stock for fertilizers industry and the price of Natural gas supplied to it does not seem to reflect its true cost.

  3. Natural gas is the main feed stock for fertilizer industry, the price of Natural gas supplied to fertilizer industry does not seem to reflect its true cost

  4. The main feed stock for fertilizer Industry is Natural gas and its supply to them does not seem to reflect its true cost.

  5. Natural gas is the main feed stock for fertilizer industry whose supply price does not seem to reflect its.

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

n 'it' for industries, whose industry is a collective noun, hence its incorrect, options (E) and (D) have wrong phrasing hence (A) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

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

I saw him conducting the rehearsal.

  1. He was seen conducting the rehearsal.

  2. I saw the rehearsal to be conducted by him.

  3. He was seen by me to conduct the rehearsal.

  4. The rehearsal being conducted by him was seen by me.

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

Here the main subject is I. In passive voice subject of active voice becomes the object & vice-versa, and they interchange their places. Considering this, option 4 seems perfect. If the object 'by me' had been added in sentence 1 it would also have correct. When a sentence has two objects then there are two possibilities of phrasing the sentence in passive voice.

Multiple choice

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

You must look into this matter.

  1. This matter has been looked into by you

  2. This matter may be looked into by you

  3. This matter should be looked into by you

  4. This matter must be looked into by you
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. Whenever we change a sentence of present indefinite into passive voice, we use modal/auxilary + third form of the verb.

Multiple choice

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

Someone has picked his pocket.

  1. They have his pocked picked.

  2. Picking has been done to his pocket.

  3. Picked has been his pocket.

  4. His pocket has been picked.
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. Moreover when the subject in active voice is unknown, we do not use subject in the passive voice.

Multiple choice

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

Someone gave her a bull dog.

  1. She was given by someone a bull dog.

  2. A bull dog was given to her by someone.

  3. She has been given a bull dog.

  4. She is being given a bull dog by someone.
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. Moreover, whenever we change a sentence of past indefinite into passive voice, we use 'was/were + third form of the verb'.

Multiple choice

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

My Uncle promised me a present.

  1. A present was promised by my uncle to me.

  2. I was promised a present by my uncle.

  3. I had been promised a present by my uncle.

  4. I was promised by my uncle a present.
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. 'Me' becomes 'I' and 'my uncle' comes at the end. Option 2 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

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

Please help me.

  1. You were requested to help me.

  2. You are being requested to help me.

  3. You are requested to help me.

  4. You have been requested to help me.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Here the subject 'you' is missing in the active voice case. Case of present indefinite, so 'You' needs to be followed by 'are'. In such cases we use 'is/are + third form of the verb'.

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.