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: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect / Direct form.

Modi said, �I met Obama last week�.

  1. Modi said that he had met Obama last week.

  2. Modi said that he had met Obama the previous week.

  3. Modi said that I had met Obama last week.

  4. Modi said that I had met Obama the previous week.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The adverbs of nearness are put into those of distance. Thus, last week becomes the previous week. The pronoun also changes and I becomes he. Thus the correct answer is, Modi said that he had met Obama the previous week.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect / Direct form.

Rohan said, �I am going to school�.

  1. Rohan said that he was going to school.

  2. Rohan said that he would be going to school.

  3. Rohan said that he will be going to school.

  4. Rohan said that I was going to school.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Present continuous in direct becomes past continuous in reported speech. The pronoun also changes from I to he. Thus, the correct answer is, Rohan said that he was going to school.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect / Direct form.

Trisha said, �The third day of the week is Tuesday�.

  1. Trisha said that the third day of the week will be Tuesday.

  2. Trisha said to me that the third day of the week can be Tuesday.

  3. Trisha said that the third day of the week was Tuesday.

  4. Trisha said that the third day of the week is Tuesday.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Whatever may be the tense of the Reporting Sentence, if the Reported Sentence tells a universal fact, no change is made in the tense of the Reported Sentence. Thus, the correct answer is Trisha said that the third day of the week is Tuesday.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.

For the French, India was up for grabs and the only _________ block was the English who also ________ imperial ambitions.

  1. impending, promoted

  2. irrefutable, encouraged

  3. stumbling, fostered

  4. hobbling, nurtured

  5. mature, having

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

‘Block’ goes only with ‘stumbling’. ‘Stumbling block’ means an obstacle. So, the English acted as a hurdle for the French because both countries wanted to grab control of India.

Multiple choice

What is the best way to rephrase the following sentence?

Genes can be introduced into a cell by firing them at high speeds coated onto gold microparticles.

  1. Genes, coated onto gold microparticles, can be introduced into a cell by firing them at high speeds.

  2. Genes, coated with gold microparticles, can be introduced into a cell by firing them at high speeds.

  3. By firing them at high speeds, genes can be introduced into a cell coated with gold microparticles.

  4. No improvement needed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

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Multiple choice dash and hyphen punctuation english

(Line 1) The South American continent is home to the world's highest uninterrupt
(Line 2) ed waterfall, Angel Falls.

Choose the option that best corrects the sentence

  1. No Change

  2. The South-American continent is home to the world's highest uninterrupt-
    ed water-fall, Angel Falls.

  3. The South-American continent is home to the world's highest uninterrupt
    ed waterfall, Angel Falls.

  4. The South American continent is home to the world's highest uninterrupt-
    ed waterfall, Angel Falls.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
When flowing text, it is sometimes preferable to break a word in half so that it continues on another line rather than moving the entire word to the next line. 
The word may be divided at the nearest break point between syllables, and a hyphen inserted to indicate that the letters form a word fragment, rather than a full word.
Words, like waterfall are closed compound words, so they do not require a hyphen.
Thus, the correct answer is Option D. The other remaining options are incorrect.