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.

The manager completed the project last year.

  1. The project was completed by the manager last year.

  2. The project was completed by the manager previous year.

  3. The project has been completed by the manager last year.

  4. The project had been completed by the manager last year.

  5. Both (1) and (2)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct voice using 'was/were+ third form of verb' for past indefinite tenses.

Multiple choice

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

Priyanka has invited me to her marriage party.

  1. I had been invited by Priyanka to her marriage party.

  2. I have been invited by Priyanka to her marriage party.

  3. I have been invited by Priyanka to the marriage party.

  4. I was invited by Priyanka to her marriage party.

  5. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct voice as 'has/have+ been' is used for past perfect tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change active voice into passive voice.

Workers are raising slogans against their master.

  1. Slogans were being raised against their master by the workers.

  2. Slogans were raised against their master by the workers.

  3. Slogans are being raised against their master by the workers.

  4. Slogans have being raised against their master by the workers.

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Passive voice of present continuous tense contains 'object + is/am/are + being + past participle + phrase + by + subject'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change direct speech into indirect speech.

Sonam said, “Alas! I have lost my tooth in the accident.”

  1. Sonam exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her tooth in the accident.

  2. Sonam exclaimed with sorrow that she has lost her tooth in the accident.

  3. Sonam exclaimed with sorrow that she had been lost tooth in the accident.

  4. Sonam shouted with sorrow that she had been lost tooth in the accident.

  5. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Case of exclamatory sentence: 'Alas' converts into 'exclaimed with sorrow', and reported speech will change to past tense because reporting verb is in past tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct speech into an indirect speech.

Rita said, “Which of these roads leads to Delhi?”

  1. Rita said which of these roads leaded to Delhi.

  2. Rita said which of these roads led to Delhi.

  3. Rita asked which of those roads leading to Delhi?

  4. Rita asked which of those roads lead to Delhi.

  5. None of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Reporting verb is in the past tense. So, the reported speech will also change from simple present tense to simple past tense. As a questions has been asked, so 'asked' will be used in an indirect speech.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change direct speech into indirect speech.

The mayor said to the citizens, “Your grievances will be addressed soon.”

  1. The mayor told the citizens that their grievances should be addressed soon.

  2. The mayor told the citizens that their grievances would be addressed soon.

  3. The mayor asked the citizens that their grievances would be addressed soon?

  4. The mayor told the citizens that your grievances would be addressed soon.

  5. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Reporting verb is in past tense, so the reported speech will also be changed to past tense.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following is an example of indirect speech?

  1. “Be nice to your neighbours”, John said.

  2. “Where have you been?” he asked me.

  3. Rohan told Neetu not to waste her money.

  4. He said, “I always wake up early”.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech, a speaker's words are reported in subordinate clauses governed by reporting verb, with changes in person and tense.